Duh question about TS versus RDC

[Guest Joe Murphy]

If I purchase 5 user CALs of TS does that equal 7 CALs altogether seeing as

two users can RDC into a server currently?

 

How does licensing work in this instance?

 

Thanks,

JM

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Duh question about TS versus RDC

 

No.

When the server is in Remote Administration mode, you have 2 free

connections (+ 1 console session), which don't require any TS CALs

at all, only for Administrators.

 

When you install Terminal Services, *all* connections need a TS

CAL. The only exception is a single connection to the console of

the server, which never requires a license. You can start a console

session with "mstsc /console".

 

So when you buy 5 TS CALs, you will have access for 5 user sessions

+ 1 Administrator session.

 

All of the above assumes that you are running 2003. W2K TS doesn't

allow connections to the console.

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"Joe Murphy" <spam@spamthis.com> wrote on 18 sep 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> If I purchase 5 user CALs of TS does that equal 7 CALs

> altogether seeing as two users can RDC into a server currently?

>

> How does licensing work in this instance?

>

> Thanks,

> JM