Follow the , typically using the "Automatic connection" method.
Install-WindowsFeature -Name RDS-Licensing -IncludeManagementTools rds licensing
: This was the "secret passage." It allowed Alex and one other admin to enter the server for maintenance without needing any special licenses—just the standard server install. Follow the , typically using the "Automatic connection"
If you have the first but not the second, you aren't getting in. "You are paid for."
This is the "Old School" approach. A license is physically tied to a piece of hardware. When a laptop connects to your RDS farm, the license server stamps that laptop’s ID and says, "You are paid for."