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

 

License state

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licensed

 

 

By default, the KMS client tries activation with the KMS

 

 

 

 

 

host one time every seven days. (The number of days

 

 

 

 

 

is configurable.) This design allows the maximum

 

 

 

 

 

possible time for the client to be in the licensed state.

 

 

 

 

 

After the KMS client is successfully activated, it

 

 

 

 

 

remains in the licensed state for 180 days. When in the

 

 

 

 

 

licensed state, users do not see any notification dialog

 

 

 

 

 

boxes prompting them to activate the client. After 180

 

 

 

 

 

days, the activation attempt process resumes. If

 

 

 

 

 

activation is continually successful, the whole activation

 

 

 

 

 

experience is transparent to the end-user.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out-of-tolerance

 

 

If activation does not occur during the 180-day period,

 

 

 

 

 

Office 2013 Preview goes into the out-of-tolerance

 

 

 

 

 

state for 30 days. Users then see notifications that

 

 

 

 

 

request activation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unlicensed notification

 

 

If activation does not occur during the out-of tolerance

 

 

 

 

 

state, Office 2013 Preview goes into the unlicensed

 

 

 

 

 

notification state. Users then see notifications that

 

 

 

 

 

request activation and a red title bar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 32-bit and 64-bit editions:

Volume License editions of Windows 7

Volume License editions of Windows 8

Windows Server 2012

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