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# Assign or remove licenses using the Azure Active Directory portal
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Many Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) services require you to activate an Azure AD product and to license each of your users or groups (and associated members) for that product. Only users with active licenses will be able to access and use the licensed Azure AD services.
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# Assign or remove licenses in the Azure Active Directory portal
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## Available product editions
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There are several editions available for the Azure AD product.
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Many Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) services require you to license each of your users or groups (and associated members) for that service. Only users with active licenses will be able to access and use the licensed Azure AD services for which that's true.
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## Available license plans
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There are several license plans available for the Azure AD service, including:
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- Azure AD Free
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- Azure AD Basic
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- Azure AD Premium P1
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- Azure AD Premium P2
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For specific information about each license plan and the associated licensing details, see [What license do I need?](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/active-directory/).
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-Azure AD Premium 1 (Azure AD P1)
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Not all Microsoft services are available in all locations. Before a license can be assigned to a group, you must specify the **Usage location** for all members. You can set this value in the **Azure Active Directory > Users > Profile > Settings** area in Azure AD. Any user whose usage location is not specified inherits the location of the Azure AD organization.
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- Azure AD Premium 2 (Azure AD P2)
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## View license plans and plan details
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For specific information about each product edition and the associated licensing details, see [What license do I need?](../authentication/concept-sspr-licensing.md).
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You can view your available service plans, including the individual licenses, check pending expiration dates, and view the number of available assignments.
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## View your product edition and license details
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You can view your available products, including the individual licenses, checking for any pending expiration dates and the number of assignments available.
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### To find your service plan and plan details
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### To find your product and license details
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) using a Global administrator account for the directory.
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) using a License administrator account in your Azure AD organization.
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2. Select **Azure Active Directory**, and then select **Licenses**.
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1. Select **Azure Active Directory**, and then select **Licenses**.
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The **Licenses** page appears.
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3. Select the **Purchased products** link to view the **Products** page and to see the **Assigned**, **Available**, and **Expiring soon** details for each specific product edition.
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1. Select the **Purchased** link to view the **Products** page and to see the **Assigned**, **Available**, and **Expiring soon** numbers for your license plans.
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4. Select a product edition name to see its licensed users and groups.
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1. Select a plan name to see its licensed users and groups.
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## Assign licenses to users or groups
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Make sure that anyone needing to use a licensed Azure AD service has the appropriate license. It's up to you whether you want to add the licensing rights to individual users or to an entire group.
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>[!Note]
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>Group-based licensing is a public preview feature of Azure AD and is available with any paid Azure AD license plan. For more information about previews, see [Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/preview-supplemental-terms/).<br><br>For detailed information about how to add users, see [How to add or delete users in Azure Active Directory](add-users-azure-active-directory.md). For detailed information about how to create groups and add members, see [Create a basic group and add members](active-directory-groups-create-azure-portal.md).
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Make sure that anyone needing to use a licensed Azure AD service has the appropriate license. You can add the licensing rights to users or to an entire group.
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### To assign a license to a specific user
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1. On the **Products** page, select the name of the edition you want to assign to the user. For example, _Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2_.
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### To assign a license to a user
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1. On the **Products** page, select the name of the license plan you want to assign to the user.
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2. On the **Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2** page, select **Assign**.
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1. On the license plan overview page, select **Assign**.
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3. On the **Assign** page, select **Users and groups**, and then search for and select the user you're assigning the license. For example, _Mary Parker_.
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1. On the **Assign** page, select **Users and groups**, and then search for and select the user you're assigning the license.
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4. Select **Assignment options**, make sure you have the appropriate license options turned on, and then select **OK**.
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1. Select **Assignment options**, make sure you have the appropriate license options turned on, and then select **OK**.
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The **Assign license** page updates to show that a user is selected and that the assignments are configured.
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>[!NOTE]
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>Not all Microsoft services are available in all locations. Before a license can be assigned to a user, you must specify the **Usage location**. You can set this value in the **Azure Active Directory > Users > Profile > Settings** area in Azure AD.
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>[!NOTE]
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>Not all Microsoft services are available in all locations. Before a license can be assigned to a user, you must specify the **Usage location**. You can set this value in the **Azure Active Directory > Users > Profile > Settings** area in Azure AD. Any user whose usage location is not specified inherits the location of the Azure AD organization.
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5. Select **Assign**.
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1. Select **Assign**.
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The user is added to the list of licensed users and has access to the included Azure AD services.
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### To assign a license to an entire group
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1. On the **Products** page, select the name of the edition you want to assign to the user. For example, _Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2_.
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### To assign a license to a group
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1. On the **Products** page, select the name of the license plan you want to assign to the user.
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2. On the **Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2** page, select **Assign**.
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1. On the **Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2** page, select **Assign**.
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3. On the **Assign** page, select **Users and groups**, and then search for and select the group you're assigning the license. For example, _MDM policy - West_.
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1. On the **Assign** page, select **Users and groups**, and then search for and select the group you're assigning the license.
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4. Select **Assignment options**, make sure you have the appropriate license options turned on, and then select **OK**.
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1. Select **Assignment options**, make sure you have the appropriate license options turned on, and then select **OK**.
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The **Assign license** page updates to show that a user is selected and that the assignments are configured.
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>[!NOTE]
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>Not all Microsoft services are available in all locations. Before a license can be assigned to a group, you must specify the **Usage location** for all members. You can set this value in the **Azure Active Directory > Users > Profile > Settings** area in Azure AD. Any user whose usage location is not specified inherits the location of the tenant.
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5. Select **Assign**.
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1. Select **Assign**.
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The group is added to the list of licensed groups and all of the members have access to the included Azure AD services.
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## Remove a license
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You can remove a license from either a user or a group from the **Licenses** page.
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### To remove a license from a specific user
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1. On the **Licensed users** page for the product edition, select the user that should no longer have the license. For example, _Alain Charon_.
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You can remove a license from a user's Azure AD user page, from the group overview page for a group assignment, or starting from the Azure AD **Licenses** page to see the users and groups for a license.
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### To remove a license from a user
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2. Select **Remove license**.
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1. On the **Licensed users** page for the service plan, select the user that should no longer have the license. For example, _Alain Charon_.
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1. Select **Remove license**.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Licenses that a user inherits from a group can't be removed directly. Instead, you have to remove the user from the group from which they're inheriting the license.
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### To remove a license from a group
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1. On the **Licensed groups** page for the product edition, select the group that should no longer have the license. For example, _MDM policy - West_.
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2. Select **Remove license**.
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1. On the **Licensed groups** page for the license plan, select the group that should no longer have the license.
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1. Select **Remove license**.
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>[!Important]
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>Licenses inherited by a user from a group can't be removed directly. Instead, you have to remove the user from the group from which they're inheriting the license.
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## Next steps
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After you've assigned your licenses, you can perform the following processes:
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-[Identify and resolve license assignment problems](../users-groups-roles/licensing-groups-resolve-problems.md)
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