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Getting help............................................................................................................................................... ix
Volume activation of Office 2013 Preview ................................................................................................. 1
Articles about volume activation for Office 2013 Preview ................................................................... 1
Plan volume activation of Office 2013 Preview ......................................................................................... 2
Plan a deployment .................................................................................................................................. 2
Review activation methods ..................................................................................................................... 3
Key Management Service (KMS)........................................................................................................ 3
License state of the Office 2013 Preview KMS client ......................................................................... 4
Publication of the KMS service ........................................................................................................... 5
Client discovery of KMS ...................................................................................................................... 5
KMS activation thresholds .................................................................................................................. 5
KMS activation renewal ...................................................................................................................... 6
Use KMS for computers that run Windows and Office 2013 Preview client products ........................ 6
Multiple Activation Key (MAK) ............................................................................................................. 6
MAK architecture ................................................................................................................................ 7
Active Directory-Based activation ....................................................................................................... 7
Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 3.0 ................................................................................. 7
Plan for KMS activation .......................................................................................................................... 8
Plan DNS server configuration............................................................................................................ 9
Activate the KMS host ......................................................................................................................... 9
Prepare KMS clients ........................................................................................................................... 9
Activate as a standard user ................................................................................................................ 9
Plan for Active Directory-Based activation ........................................................................................... 10
Plan for MAK activation ........................................................................................................................ 10
No authenticated proxy server support ............................................................................................. 10
Volume activation methods in Office 2013 Preview ................................................................................ 11
KMS and MAK activation ...................................................................................................................... 11
KMS host platforms for Office 2013 Preview activation .................................................................... 11
Generic Volume License Keys (GVLKs) for Office 2013 Preview .................................................... 13
Active Directory-Based activation......................................................................................................... 13
Activating Office 2013 Preview by using the Office 2013 Preview Volume License Pack ................... 13
Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 3.0 ............................................................................... 14
Customize installations of Office 2013 Preview....................................................................................... 15
Articles about how to customize Office 2013 Preview ...................................................................... 15
Customize Setup before installing Office 2013........................................................................................ 16
Use the OCT to customize the installation ........................................................................................... 16