Do I need CALs for service accounts?

[Guest SF]

We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.

For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which

to authenticate to the domain.

 

These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am

uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.

 

My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.

 

Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them

out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?

 

Any answers?

[Guest kj [SBS MVP]]

Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

 

SF wrote:

> We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.

> For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which

> to authenticate to the domain.

>

> These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am

> uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.

>

> My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.

>

> Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them

> out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?

>

> Any answers?

 

Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your

choices are;

 

Device CAL - for use by anyone.

 

USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.

 

If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL

and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.

 

Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers

though.

 

--

/kj

[Guest Geoff Schaller]

Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

 

Kj,

 

I am pretty sure this is not accurate or our SBS servers would have

complained long ago. The server runs some 90+ services with logins, half

them an administrator account. W only have 25 CALs installed and mostly,

around 20-22 connected users, not counting the administrator also

usually logged on. We only get messages about approaching the user limit

when logged on users approach the appropriate number.

 

Geoff

 

 

 

"kj [sBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message

news:uSJOHbJ2IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> SF wrote:

>

> > We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.

> > For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which

> > to authenticate to the domain.

> >

> > These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am

> > uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.

> >

> > My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.

> >

> > Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them

> > out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?

> >

> > Any answers?

>

>

> Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your

> choices are;

>

> Device CAL - for use by anyone.

>

> USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.

>

> If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL

> and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.

>

> Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers

> though.

>

> --

> /kj

[Guest SF]

Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

 

On Jun 28, 1:04 am, "Geoff Schaller"

<geo...@softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote:

> Kj,

>

> I am pretty sure this is not accurate or our SBS servers would have

> complained long ago. The server runs some 90+ services with logins, half

> them an administrator account. W only have 25 CALs installed and mostly,

> around 20-22 connected users, not counting the administrator also

> usually logged on. We only get messages about approaching the user limit

> when logged on users approach the appropriate number.

>

> Geoff

>

> "kj [sBS MVP]" <KevinJ....@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:uSJOHbJ2IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

>

> > SF wrote:

>

> > > We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.

> > > For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which

> > > to authenticate to the domain.

>

> > > These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am

> > > uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.

>

> > > My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.

>

> > > Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them

> > > out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?

>

> > > Any answers?

>

> > Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your

> > choices are;

>

> > Device CAL - for use by anyone.

>

> > USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.

>

> > If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL

> > and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.

>

> > Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers

> > though.

>

> > --

> > /kj

 

The issue is that these are devices connecting to the server. So I

think that KJ is correct. However it seems unfair that you should need

a CAL to get your scanner working properly. I guess that would be a

PER DEVICE license.