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Activating Windows
To perform MAK proxy activation, perform the following general steps:
1. Install the VAMT on a computer on the isolated network.
2. Create a computer group and use the VAMT to discover all computers on the
isolated network.
3. Congure VAMT with the MAK. Right-click the computer group and select the
MAK Proxy Activate option. Make sure that neither the Get Conrmation ID
nor Apply Conrmation ID checkboxes are enabled.
4. Save the collection le.
5. Install the VAMT on a computer that is able to connect to the Internet. Trans-
fer the collection le from the computer on the isolated network to this com-
puter, and then import the collection le.
6. Right-click on the computer group and then select MAK Proxy Activate. Make
sure that the Get Conrmation ID from Microsoft option is selected but that
Install MAK and Apply Conrmation ID and Activate are not selected.
7. After the VAMT on the connected computer has obtained the Conrmation IDs
from Microsoft, export the collection.
8. Save a separate copy of this le, as you can use it to reactivate these comput-
ers in the event that you need to rebuild them.
9. Import the le to the computer running VAMT on the isolated network. Right-
click the computer group and select MAK Proxy Activate. Ensure that the
Apply Conrmation ID and Activate option is selected but that both Get
Conrmation ID from Microsoft and Install MAK are not selected.
You can also use the VAMT to automatically determine which computers on
your network haven’t been activated, install a MAK on those computers, and force
activation.
Activating with Key Management Services
Key Management Services (KMS) allows a computer to function as a local activation
server. Rather than having each server contact Microsofts servers on the Internet for
activation, each of your servers performs activation against the KMS server. Clients
are able to locate the KMS server through DNS, or you can congure clients to use the
KMS server using the VAMT. Although you can congure computers that run Windows
Vista and Windows 7 to function as KMS servers, these computers cannot function as
Using the VAMT
can save you from
having to type the
same MAK into
each computer
separately,
enabling you to
perform the task
of populating
computers with
keys centrally.
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