

To get an opportunity to activate Office 2013 on the KMS-server, you have to install Microsoft Office 2013 Volume License Pack (like with the ADBA), select Key Management Service (KMS) as the type of activation in Volume Activation Tools, enter the CSVLK key and activate it in Microsoft. Windows Server 2012 uses a special graphic tool to manage a KMS-server – Volume Activation Tools. How to Configure KMS server for Office 2013 Remember that to activate Office 2013 on the KMS-server you need to have at least five clients (activation threshold).


When activating Office 2013 in KMS, the product is activated for the period of 180 days, and from time to time the activation status is renewed. The only thing that should be noted is that in Windows Server 2003 the support of the KMS-server for Office 2013 is now absent. In general, KMS-activation of Office 2013 doesn’t differ from the activation of Office 2010. The same server can simultaneously act as an activation KMS server for different Windows and Office editions.

Later all clients of this server will use this central server for activation, not the Microsoft servers. KMS service on a domain server is installed and activated with KMS host (VL) key. KMS Activation of Office 2013Īctivation of Microsoft products with KMS server uses a client-server model in which there is a central node with the KMS role.
