
connect to the KMS host for activation by using anonymous remote procedure calls (RPCs) through TCP communications port 1688, which is the default port number when you enable the firewall on a KMS host. You can either use the default settings, which require little or no administrative action, or manually configure KMS hosts and clients based on network configuration and security requirements.
To be licensed, the KMS client must be activated. The following table describes the license state of the Office 2013 Preview KMS client with respect to activation.
License state of the Office 2013 Preview KMS client
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| host one time every seven days. (The number of days |
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| After the KMS client is successfully activated, it |
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| remains in the licensed state for 180 days. When in the |
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| licensed state, users do not see any notification dialog |
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| boxes prompting them to activate the client. After 180 |
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| days, the activation attempt process resumes. If |
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| activation is continually successful, the whole activation |
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| experience is transparent to the |
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| Office 2013 Preview goes into the |
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| state for 30 days. Users then see notifications that |
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| request activation. |
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| state, Office 2013 Preview goes into the unlicensed |
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| notification state. Users then see notifications that |
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| request activation and a red title bar. |
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You must install the KMS host by using a KMS host key and then activate the host before it can accept activation requests from KMS clients. For information about how to set up a KMS host, see Prepare and configure the KMS host in Deploy volume activation of Office 2010.
Important:
The KMS host key for Office 2013 Preview is not specific to a particular operating system. It is designed to be used on any of the operating systems supported as an Office 2013 Preview KMS host, including both
∙Volume License editions of Windows 7
∙Volume License editions of Windows 8
∙Windows Server 2012
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