Manually assign a KMS host to a KMS client.Verify basic IP connectivity to the DNS server.These procedures are arranged from the simplest to the most complex. If the client cannot locate your existing KMS host, use the following procedures to troubleshoot your routing configurations.If you have to install and configure a KMS host, use the Configure a KMS host for the clients to activate against procedure.If you cannot install a KMS host or if you cannot use KMS activation, try the Change the product key to an MAK procedure.Review the following list to find an approach that fits your circumstances: If the wizard queries DNS and does not find the DNS entry for the KMS host computer, the wizard reports an error.
When you try to activate a client system, the activation wizard uses DNS to locate a corresponding computer that's running the KMS software. The activation wizard cannot connect to a KMS host computer.You use volume-licensed media and a Volume License generic product key to install one of the following operating systems:.You may have to use some of these methods if one or more of the following conditions are true:
