ReverentCreature Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Our license keys here don't go out during the build process. Both Office and Windows get activated afterwards. Its a PITA to keep discovering clients, then getting latest status, then assigning the recommended key and then running the activation. Is there any way for this process to be automated. So the server hunts for clients with Office or Windows that is not activated then does the above automatically?
FN-GM Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Switch to a KMS server. Thats what it is designed for. It will be zero touch. 1
Asgard Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) Switch to a KMS server. Thats what it is designed for. It will be zero touch. We ran a KMS host for a few years but the switch to Win10 we moved onto Active Directory Based Activation (ADBA) which is touted as the replacement for KMS Edited September 8, 2017 by Asgard
techy32 Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Well we are also in the same boat and would like to ask the same question. We have KMS server but I have to do all the activation manually by selecting the keys. How can you make it automatic??
3s-gtech Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 I have (had) a KMS server which hosts everything up to Office 2016 and Windows 10. I turned it off a couple of months back, after implementing AD activation it just became redundant. AD activation just seems quicker and more reliable - I don't have to go into VAMT to push out activations any more, where KMS was being sloppy.
FN-GM Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 I have never had to touch KMS at all. As long as your DNS is working fine KMS should.
techy32 Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 @FN-GM how did you automate KMS server? We have to do all activation manually...
mukz Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Hi @apur32, does it not work for both windows and office? As fn-gm said, it should just work as long as you have your kms published to dns
mukz Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) https://adsecurity.org/?p=284 Use that link, i didnt use this specific one, just read a bit and it will help with understanding how the clients talk to the kms Edited October 4, 2017 by mukz 1
FN-GM Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Publish KMS to DNS? This Plus i think you might have to enter a KMS key if your on Windows 7 pro. Although this could be done part of the imaging processes.
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