Server 2012 R2 Essentials Trial Installation from USB asking for Product Key

Hi,
I've just downloaded Server 2012 R2 Essentials trial iso from Microsoft site (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials).
The downloaded iso file is 9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623_X64FRE_SERVER_SOLUTION_EN-US-IRM_SSSO_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.iso
I created a bootable USB using Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool-Installer-en-US.exe installer and it automatically copied the server 2012 files from the iso file.
Once my server (HP MicroServer) is booted up from the USB, the server 2012 installation is asking me to key in the product key.
Please, can someone help me this. I just want to install a trial version.
Thanks in advance.

Try this: R9N79-23MWD-MBP9B-KHF8Q-C36WX

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    Figure 13
    Figure 14
    Figure 15
    Figure 16
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