License Question

[Guest Dave Mackler]

Our network has multiple locations and adding more, between 2-12. Each of

those will have a single XP computer. The network is Server2003, SP2. I

have never user TS before. All current sites have DC's and AD works fine.

The users in the new TS setup would be accessing MS Office 2003 products,

including Access DBs.

 

I understand that I can choose per device for the CALS so that multiple

staff can use the single computer at each site.

 

What I don't yet understand is what licenses and/or products I need for the

TS server ?? Does one purchase a TS license for a TS server ?? Is this

device called a TS license server a seperate product ??

 

Am I asking the right questions??

 

dave Admin

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: License Question

 

No, the TS Licensing Services is included in every Windows 2003 OS.

You can install it through Add/Remove programs - Add Windows

components. The TS LS itself doesn't cost you anything extra.

 

What you need for the TS itself is just the Windows 2003 license

(to run the OS) and a server CAL and a TS CAL for every connecting

user or device. If your XP clients are part of the domain and

authenticating to your DC, your clients should already have a

server CAL, so you would only have to buy TS CALs for them.

 

Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/pricl

icfaq.mspx

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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"Dave Mackler" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 11 dec 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Our network has multiple locations and adding more, between

> 2-12. Each of those will have a single XP computer. The

> network is Server2003, SP2. I have never user TS before. All

> current sites have DC's and AD works fine. The users in the new

> TS setup would be accessing MS Office 2003 products, including

> Access DBs.

>

> I understand that I can choose per device for the CALS so that

> multiple staff can use the single computer at each site.

>

> What I don't yet understand is what licenses and/or products I

> need for the TS server ?? Does one purchase a TS license for a

> TS server ?? Is this device called a TS license server a

> seperate product ??

>

> Am I asking the right questions??

>

> dave Admin

[Guest Bart Van Vugt]

RE: License Question

 

You'll need a Windows 2003 server license for the server OS. Windows 2003

server has TS build in. For every user/device (depending on user or device

licensing) that needs access to the TS you'll need a TS CAL. Besides the

licenses for the server OS and CALs you'll need the necessary licenses for

the software you're installing on the server.

 

"Dave Mackler" wrote:

> Our network has multiple locations and adding more, between 2-12. Each of

> those will have a single XP computer. The network is Server2003, SP2. I

> have never user TS before. All current sites have DC's and AD works fine.

> The users in the new TS setup would be accessing MS Office 2003 products,

> including Access DBs.

>

> I understand that I can choose per device for the CALS so that multiple

> staff can use the single computer at each site.

>

> What I don't yet understand is what licenses and/or products I need for the

> TS server ?? Does one purchase a TS license for a TS server ?? Is this

> device called a TS license server a seperate product ??

>

> Am I asking the right questions??

>

> dave Admin

>

>

>

[Guest Dave Mackler]

Re: License Question

 

I'm confused, my online supplier told me I needed something called an

external connector license:

 

R59-00328 Microsoft Windows Server 2003

 

Terminal Server - External Connector License

 

 

 

This was in addition to the TS CALS.

 

 

 

dave Admin

 

 

 

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns9A03DC8E75948veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> No, the TS Licensing Services is included in every Windows 2003 OS.

> You can install it through Add/Remove programs - Add Windows

> components. The TS LS itself doesn't cost you anything extra.

>

> What you need for the TS itself is just the Windows 2003 license

> (to run the OS) and a server CAL and a TS CAL for every connecting

> user or device. If your XP clients are part of the domain and

> authenticating to your DC, your clients should already have a

> server CAL, so you would only have to buy TS CALs for them.

>

> Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/pricl

> icfaq.mspx

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> "Dave Mackler" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 11 dec 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> Our network has multiple locations and adding more, between

>> 2-12. Each of those will have a single XP computer. The

>> network is Server2003, SP2. I have never user TS before. All

>> current sites have DC's and AD works fine. The users in the new

>> TS setup would be accessing MS Office 2003 products, including

>> Access DBs.

>>

>> I understand that I can choose per device for the CALS so that

>> multiple staff can use the single computer at each site.

>>

>> What I don't yet understand is what licenses and/or products I

>> need for the TS server ?? Does one purchase a TS license for a

>> TS server ?? Is this device called a TS license server a

>> seperate product ??

>>

>> Am I asking the right questions??

>>

>> dave Admin

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: License Question

 

That's definitively wrong, unless you have external users, but

that's not what I understand from your posting. And if your users

*are* external users, then an EC can be used *instead of* a TS

CALs, not in addition of them.

 

From

Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/pricl

icfaq.mspx

 

Q. Why do I need a Windows External Connector (EC) license?

 

A. An EC license is not mandatory. It is a licensing option

available to address a specific customer scenario. When you need to

allow your business partners or customers to access your network,

you have two choices:

 

• You can acquire Windows CALs for each of your external users, or

 

• You can acquire External Connector licenses for each Windows

Server that those external users will access.

 

Q. Who qualifies as an External User?

 

A. An external user is a person who is not an employee, or similar

personnel of the company or its affiliates, and is not someone to

whom you provide hosted services using the server software.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

"Dave Mackler" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 12 dec 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I'm confused, my online supplier told me I needed something

> called an external connector license:

>

> R59-00328 Microsoft Windows Server 2003

>

> Terminal Server - External Connector License

>

> This was in addition to the TS CALS.

>

> dave Admin

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote

> in message

> news:Xns9A03DC8E75948veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> No, the TS Licensing Services is included in every Windows 2003

>> OS. You can install it through Add/Remove programs - Add

>> Windows components. The TS LS itself doesn't cost you anything

>> extra.

>>

>> What you need for the TS itself is just the Windows 2003

>> license (to run the OS) and a server CAL and a TS CAL for every

>> connecting user or device. If your XP clients are part of the

>> domain and authenticating to your DC, your clients should

>> already have a server CAL, so you would only have to buy TS

>> CALs for them.

>>

>> Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ

>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/pr

>> icl icfaq.mspx

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> "Dave Mackler" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 11 dec 2007 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>> Our network has multiple locations and adding more, between

>>> 2-12. Each of those will have a single XP computer. The

>>> network is Server2003, SP2. I have never user TS before. All

>>> current sites have DC's and AD works fine. The users in the

>>> new TS setup would be accessing MS Office 2003 products,

>>> including Access DBs.

>>>

>>> I understand that I can choose per device for the CALS so that

>>> multiple staff can use the single computer at each site.

>>>

>>> What I don't yet understand is what licenses and/or products I

>>> need for the TS server ?? Does one purchase a TS license for

>>> a TS server ?? Is this device called a TS license server a

>>> seperate product ??

>>>

>>> Am I asking the right questions??

>>>

>>> dave Admin