Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2013

1 I Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Corporation Published: October 2012 Author: Microsoft Office System and Servers Team Abstract This book provides Deployment instructions for Office 2013. The audiences for this book include application specialists, line-of-business application specialists, and IT administrators who are ready to deploy Office 2013. The content in this book is a copy of selected content in the Office 2013 technical library as of the publication date. For the most current content, see the technical library on the web. ii This document is provided as-is. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet website references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. Some examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association or connection is intended or should be inferred. This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any Microsoft product.

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3 Iii Contents Getting help .. xvii Volume activation of Office 2013 .. 1 Articles about volume activation for Office 2013 .. 1 Plan volume activation of Office 2013 .. 2 Plan a Deployment .. 2 Review activation methods .. 3 Key Management Service (KMS) .. 4 License state of the Office 2013 KMS client .. 4 Publication of the KMS service .. 5 Client discovery of KMS .. 5 KMS activation thresholds .. 6 KMS activation renewal .. 6 Use KMS for computers that run Windows and Office 2013 client products .. 6 Multiple Activation Key (MAK) .. 7 MAK architecture .. 7 Active Directory-Based activation .. 7 Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) .. 8 Plan for KMS activation .. 9 Plan DNS server configuration .. 9 Activate the KMS host .. 9 Prepare KMS clients .. 9 Activate as a standard user .. 10 Plan for Active Directory-Based activation .. 10 Plan for MAK activation .. 10 No authenticated proxy server support .. 10 Volume activation methods in Office 2013.

4 12 KMS and MAK activation .. 12 KMS host platforms for Office 2013 activation .. 13 Generic Volume License Keys (GVLKs) for Office 2013 .. 14 Active Directory-Based activation .. 15 Activating Office 2013 by using the Office 2013 Volume License Pack .. 15 Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) .. 15 Deploy volume activation of Office 2013 .. 17 Prepare and configure the Office 2013 Preview client .. 17 Activate KMS clients .. 18 iv Activate Active Directory-Based activation clients .. 18 Activate MAK clients .. 18 Office Customization Tool (OCT) .. 19 file .. 19 Volume Activation Management Tool .. 19 The Backstage view .. 20 The script .. 20 Rearm the Office installation .. 20 Prepare and configure the Office KMS host .. 21 Set up and activate the Office KMS host .. 21 Sppsvc state stopped error .. 23 Manually install the Office 2013 Preview KMS host key and activate .. 24 Configure the Office 2013 Preview KMS host.

5 24 command options - standard .. 25 command options Active Directory based activation .. 27 Verify successful activation of the Office KMS host .. 28 Configure DNS .. 29 Use tools to configure client computers in Office 2013 .. 30 Tips for configuring KMS clients and hosts .. 30 The script .. 31 Global options for .. 31 KMS client options for .. 33 Scenarios that use .. 33 Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) .. 35 Customize installations of Office 2013 .. 36 Articles about how to customize Office 2013 .. 36 Customize Setup before installing Office 2013 .. 38 Use the OCT to customize the installation .. 38 Create a network installation point .. 39 Customize Setup .. 39 Install Office silently .. 42 Configure a silent installation of Office 2013 .. 44 Modify the file to configure a silent 45 Use the OCT to a configure silent installation and automatic activation .. 47 Create custom configurations of Office 2013.

6 49 Office Customization Tool versions .. 49 Create a custom configuration .. 50 Choose a Deployment method .. 57 v example .. 58 Office Customization Tool (OCT) in Office 60 Overview of the Office Customization Tool .. 60 Updates folder .. 61 Modify existing installations .. 62 Choose OCT options .. 63 Office Customization Tool options .. 63 Architecture-specific versions of the Office Customization Tool .. 64 Importing Office Customization Tool .msp customization files .. 65 Configuring Setup, Features, Additional content, and Outlook settings .. 66 Setup .. 67 Installation location and organization name .. 67 Additional network sources .. 68 Add/Modify Network Server Entry dialog box .. 68 Licensing and user interface .. 68 settings and corresponding OCT options .. 71 Remove previous installations .. 71 Add installations and run programs .. 72 Add/Modify Program Entry dialog box .. 72 Windows folders .. 73 Office security settings.

7 73 Security settings .. 74 Modify Setup properties .. 76 Add/Modify Property Value dialog box .. 77 Add/Modify property value settings .. 77 77 Modify user settings .. 77 OCT user and computer settings states .. 78 Set feature installation states .. 78 Feature installation states .. 79 Feature options .. 80 Additional content .. 82 Add files .. 82 File Destination Path dialog box .. 83 Special folders .. 83 Remove files .. 83 File Path dialog box .. 84 Special folders (file path) .. 84 Add registry entries .. 84 Add/Modify Registry Entry dialog box .. 85 vi Add/Modify Registry Entry dialog box options .. 85 Remove registry entries .. 86 Delete/Modify Registry Entry dialog box .. 86 Delete/Modify Registry Entry dialog box 86 Configure shortcuts .. 87 Add/Modify Shortcut Entry dialog box .. 87 Add/Modify Shortcut Entry dialog boxoptions .. 87 Virtual key names and hexadecimal key codes .. 89 90 Outlook Profile .. 91 Outlook profile customization options.

8 91 Add Accounts .. 91 Add Account and Account Settings dialog box .. 92 Adding additional accounts .. 92 Exchange settings .. 93 Exchange options .. 93 More Exchange Server Settings .. 93 93 Outlook Anywhere options .. 93 Cached Mode .. 94 Cached Mode options .. 95 Export Settings .. 95 Specify Send/Receive Groups .. 96 Send/Receive groups options .. 96 New Exchange Group dialog box .. 96 Modify Group dialog box .. 97 Send/Receive settings for the selected group .. 97 Folder options for this Send/Receive group .. 97 Rename Exchange Group dialog box .. 98 Send/Receive settings for the selected group .. 98 Modify Address Book Settings dialog box .. 98 Downloading updated OCT files .. 99 file in Office 2013 .. 100 element quick reference .. 101 quick reference .. 101 How Setup uses .. 102 file format .. 102 element reference .. 104 Formatting conventions .. 104 Configuration element .. 105 vii Attributes .. 105 Configuration element attributes.

9 105 Example .. 105 AddLanguage element .. 106 Attributes .. 106 AddLanguage attributes .. 106 Example .. 107 ARP element .. 108 Attributes .. 108 ARP attributes .. 108 Command element .. 109 Attributes .. 109 Command attributes .. 109 Examples .. 112 COMPANYNAME element .. 112 Attributes .. 112 COMPANYNAME attributes .. 112 Example .. 113 Display element .. 113 Attributes .. 113 Display attributes .. 113 Example .. 115 DistributionPoint element .. 115 Attributes .. 115 DistributionPoint attributes .. 115 Example .. 116 INSTALLLOCATION element .. 116 Attributes .. 116 INSTALLLOCATION attributes .. 116 Example .. 117 LIS element .. 117 Attributes .. 117 LIS attributes .. 117 Example .. 118 Logging element .. 118 Attributes .. 119 Logging attributes .. 119 Example .. 120 OptionState element .. 120 Attributes .. 120 OptionState attributes .. 121 viii Example .. 121 PIDKEY element .. 121 Attributes .. 122 PIDKEY attributes .. 122 Example.

10 123 RemoveLanguage element .. 123 Attributes .. 123 RemoveLanguage attributes .. 123 Example .. 124 Setting element .. 124 Attributes .. 124 Setting attributes .. 124 Examples .. 126 SetupUpdates element .. 126 Attributes .. 126 SetupUpdates attributes .. 127 Example .. 127 USERINITIALS element .. 127 Attributes .. 128 USERINITIALS 128 Example .. 128 USERNAME element .. 128 Attributes .. 128 USERNAME attributes .. 128 Example .. 129 Sample file .. 129 Setup command-line options for Office 2013 .. 130 /admin .. 130 Example .. 130 /adminfile [path].. 130 Example .. 131 /config [path] .. 131 Example .. 131 /modify [ProductID] .. 131 Example .. 132 /repair [ProductID] .. 132 Example .. 132 /uninstall [ProductID] .. 133 Example .. 133 ix Setup properties in Office 2013 .. 134 Property quick reference .. 134 Windows Installer properties and their use in Office 2013 .. 134 Available properties .. 136 Replaced properties .. 137 Replaced Windows Installer properties.