MAK activation requires that a MAK is installed on a client computer and instructs that computer to activate itself against those services.Įach MAK has a predetermined number of allowed activations and is based on your volume licensing agreement. Each Office activation that uses MAK counts toward the activation limit.
There are two ways to activate computers by using MAK: After Office is activated, no re-activation is required unless the hardware changes significantly. MAK independent activation requires that each computer independently connect and be activated with Microsoft, either over the internet or by telephone. MAK independent activation is best for computers that have direct access to the internet. MAK proxy activation by using VAMT enables one computer with internet access to process activation requests on behalf of multiple computers.
