Server 2012 R2 Group policy management with older Domain servers

Hi Guys,
I need your expert assistance with a issue I'm facing.
We have a client that has 3 domain controllers. The Primary DC is running Server 2003 R2, another one is running Server 2008, and the last DC is running Server 2008 R2. The forest functional level is Server 2000 & the domain functional level is Server
2003.
Currently Group policy is processing using a central store across the 3 domain controllers.
We have installed a new Server 2012 R2 Terminal server and need to apply group policies to the Server to lock it down.
We have a separate Server 2012 R2 server (say SERVER1) that is also joined to the domain that I have added the group policy management feature to so it can remotely manage group policy.
It seems to be pulling the all the group policy details from the central store so I can't see any of the server 2012 related settings on
SERVER1.
Are we going about this the correct way? how would we best manage the Server 2012 policies? I was thinking either somehow making the specific TS group policy only load in a local policy or templates somehow..

If you are using a central policy store, this is the expected (intended) behaviour.
You willl need to update the central store with the latest versions of the adm(x/l) files.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36991
or grab them from a 2012(r2) instalaltion c:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
MCP/MCSA/MCTS/MCITP

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    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/6dd983f9-973f-4d23-be0c-032d3a1592d0/nps-override-username-and-user-identity-attribute?forum=winserverNAP
    The related third party article:
    Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3550/software/release/12-2_25_see/configuration/guide/3550SCG/sw8021x.html#wp1170569
    MAC Filters with Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) Configuration Example
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless-mobility/wlan-security/91901-mac-filters-wlcs-config.html#backinfo
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