Activating/changing Multipoint server 2012 from evaluation to licensed

Hi
Could you please help in how to activate or change the Windows Multipoint server 2012 from evaluation to licensed one?
Below URL is for Windows server 2012, is this the same steps i need to follow?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574204.aspx
Thanks for your help!!

according to this you should be able to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303416.aspx
Upgrade means
moving from your existing operating system release to a more recent release, while staying on the same hardware. For example, if your server is running Windows Server 2012, you can upgrade it to Windows Server 2012 R2. You can upgrade from an evaluation version
of the operating system to a retail version, from an older retail version to a newer version, or, in some cases, from a volume-licensed edition of the operating system to an ordinary retail edition.
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