Set the values in the registry for the kms host. I do this for several PC's that I dont even join to the domain as a result of the lack of control.
This works for Office and Windows. I then have a vpn for these with acl's that allow the required traffic and a script which refreshes activation. jlc ________________________________ From: Tom Miller [tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: KMS at non-server sites? Hi Folks, I have a number of sites with 2-5 PCs/laptops. The devices were originally imaged and used our internal KMS server. They are beginning to fail to check-in to the licensing server. These sites are all connected via a VPN appliance (SOHO firewall to corp firewall). The only traffic traversed the VPN is from the copier, for automatic notifications and messages to the SMTP server here. These remote machines are not in the domain. Is there a best practice for activation renewal? Modify local host file? Public DNS entry for the KMS server? Convert to MAK? I see a number of suggestions on the web and am looking for what works for you. Thanks, Tom Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
