I work at a library with 8 branch libraries and 1 admin building. For our
Staff side it will be very easy, we can do the new KMS system for our staff
PC's.

Here is the deal though, our Patron PC's are all on their OWN separate
physical network, we have ZERO desire for them to be on our network or be
tied to each other by branch. Some of the branches have about 30 PC's others
only have about 8, we also have to reimage these systems at times too. MAK
says you only get a limited number of activations.. ???



How can we make this work now that this new nightmare license model has been
introduced?

Have you reviewed
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win.../volact1.mspx?

"Austin" <Austin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA05C050-9C81-40FA-B6A8-F6E8BD511996@microsoft.com...
>I work at a library with 8 branch libraries and 1 admin building. For our
> Staff side it will be very easy, we can do the new KMS system for our
> staff
> PC's.
>
> Here is the deal though, our Patron PC's are all on their OWN separate
> physical network, we have ZERO desire for them to be on our network or be
> tied to each other by branch. Some of the branches have about 30 PC's
> others
> only have about 8, we also have to reimage these systems at times too. MAK
> says you only get a limited number of activations.. ???
>
> How can we make this work now that this new nightmare license model has
> been
> introduced?

Thanks I will check it out....

Looks like I can open the port on my firewall to each of our brances public
IP and just allow that in for activation only. hope thats right cause I can
manage that.

Thanks again





"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Have you reviewed
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win.../volact1.mspx?
>
> "Austin" <Austin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AA05C050-9C81-40FA-B6A8-F6E8BD511996@microsoft.com...
> >I work at a library with 8 branch libraries and 1 admin building. For our
> > Staff side it will be very easy, we can do the new KMS system for our
> > staff
> > PC's.
> >
> > Here is the deal though, our Patron PC's are all on their OWN separate
> > physical network, we have ZERO desire for them to be on our network or be
> > tied to each other by branch. Some of the branches have about 30 PC's
> > others
> > only have about 8, we also have to reimage these systems at times too. MAK
> > says you only get a limited number of activations.. ???
> >
> > How can we make this work now that this new nightmare license model has
> > been
> > introduced?
>

You're welcome.

"Austin" <Austin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AED8F807-7888-4D35-AD15-F82527BA6FD5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks I will check it out....
>
> Looks like I can open the port on my firewall to each of our brances
> public
> IP and just allow that in for activation only. hope thats right cause I
> can
> manage that.
>
> Thanks again
>
>
>
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> Have you reviewed
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win.../volact1.mspx?
>>
>> "Austin" <Austin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AA05C050-9C81-40FA-B6A8-F6E8BD511996@microsoft.com...
>> >I work at a library with 8 branch libraries and 1 admin building. For
>> >our
>> > Staff side it will be very easy, we can do the new KMS system for our
>> > staff
>> > PC's.
>> >
>> > Here is the deal though, our Patron PC's are all on their OWN separate
>> > physical network, we have ZERO desire for them to be on our network or
>> > be
>> > tied to each other by branch. Some of the branches have about 30 PC's
>> > others
>> > only have about 8, we also have to reimage these systems at times too.
>> > MAK
>> > says you only get a limited number of activations.. ???
>> >
>> > How can we make this work now that this new nightmare license model has
>> > been
>> > introduced?
>>