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title: How to Register and Unregister a Publishing Server by Using the Management Console
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# How to Register and Unregister a Publishing Server by Using the Management Console


You can register and unregister publishing servers that will synchronize with the App-V 5.0 management server. You can also see the last attempt that the publishing server made to synchronize the information with the management server.

Use the following procedure to register or unregister a publishing server.

**To register a publishing server using the Management Console**

1.  Connect to the Management Console and select **Servers**. For more information about how to connect to the Management Console, see [How to Connect to the Management Console](how-to-connect-to-the-management-console-beta.md).

2.  A list of publishing servers that already synchronize with the management server is displayed. Click Register New Server to register a new server.

3.  Type a computer name of a domain joined computer on the **Server Name** line, to specify a name for the server. You should also include a domain name, for example, **MyDomain\\TestServer**. Click **Check**.

4.  Select the computer and click **Add** to add the computer to the list of servers. The new server will be displayed in the list.

**To unregister a publishing server using the Management Console**

1.  Connect to the Management Console and select **Servers**. For more information about how to connect to the Management Console, see [How to Connect to the Management Console](how-to-connect-to-the-management-console-beta.md).

2.  A list of publishing servers that synchronize with the management server is displayed.

3.  To unregister the server, right-click the computer name and select the computer name and select **unregister server**.

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## Related topics


[Operations for App-V 5.0](operations-for-app-v-50.md)