- #How to find the product key for microsoft office 2013 how to#
- #How to find the product key for microsoft office 2013 upgrade#
You'll only see this option if the server is already licensed.
#How to find the product key for microsoft office 2013 upgrade#
(Optional) If you want to upgrade the server from a Standard Edition license to an Enterprise Edition license, on the General page, select Change product key. Select the server you want to license, and then click Edit. Use the EAC to enter the product keyĮnter your username and password in Domain\user name and Password, and then click Sign in. Having problems? Ask for help in the Exchange forums.
If you want to downgrade an Exchange server from an Enterprise Edition license to a Standard Edition license, you need to reinstall Exchange.įor information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the procedures in this topic, see Keyboard shortcuts in the Exchange admin center. If you want to upgrade an Exchange server from a Standard Edition license to an Enterprise Edition license, follow the steps in this topic. If you're licensing an Exchange server that's running the Mailbox server role, you'll need to restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on the server after you enter the product key. To see what permissions you need, see the "Product key" entry in the Exchange and Shell infrastructure permissions topic. You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. What do you need to know before you begin?Įstimated time to complete this procedure: less than 5 minutes.
If you want to enter a product key on an Exchange 2013 server, you're in the right place! Read on. If you want to enter a product key on an Exchange 2010 server, go to Enter an Exchange 2010 product key.
#How to find the product key for microsoft office 2013 how to#
We've noticed some visitors to this page are looking for information on how to install or activate Office. If you want to keep using the server beyond 180 days, you'll need to enter a product key or the Exchange admin center (EAC) will start to show reminders that you need to enter a product key to license the server. The only difference is that you can only use an Exchange server licensed as a trial edition for up to 180 days. The trial edition functions just like an Exchange Standard Edition server and is helpful if you want to try out Exchange before you buy it, or to run tests in a lab. If you don't enter a product key, your server is automatically licensed as a trial edition. If you want to read more about Exchange licensing, see Exchange 2013: editions and versions. If the product key you purchased is for an Enterprise Edition license, it lets you mount more than five databases per server in addition to everything that's available with a Standard Edition license. A product key tells Exchange Server 2013 that you've purchased a Standard or Enterprise Edition license.