Terminal Services Licensing

[Guest John]

Hi All,

 

I'm looking for some advice on 'Terminal Services Licensing'. I want to

setup a Windows 2003 server but am not sure on licensing, I know you have to

purchase a CAL for each user/device that connects to the server but do you

have to purchase an additional CAL for the server itself ?

 

Many thanks in advance !!

[Guest Roshan Dias]

RE: Terminal Services Licensing

 

If you plan to use it as a terminal server you would need TCALS and if you

plan to use it as a normal (File/Print, Database) server then you would

require normal CALS for each user/device connecting to the server.

 

For normal Windows CALS You have a choice of selecting CALS based on either

Number of users or Number of devices.

[Guest John]

RE: Terminal Services Licensing

 

Thanks for the reponse..

 

If I want to use it for Terminal servies and file/print access do I need to

buy both a TCAL and a CAL ??

 

Kind Regards

 

"Roshan Dias" wrote:

> If you plan to use it as a terminal server you would need TCALS and if you

> plan to use it as a normal (File/Print, Database) server then you would

> require normal CALS for each user/device connecting to the server.

>

> For normal Windows CALS You have a choice of selecting CALS based on either

> Number of users or Number of devices.

>

>

>

[Guest Roshan Dias]

RE: Terminal Services Licensing

 

You would require a normal (Win 2000 / 2003) CAL if you have a domain setup

with Active Directory configured. These CAL's allow you to login to the

domain and share the resources which are allowed for that particular user.

this includes file print access.

 

You would require a TCAL if you intend to do a terminal session on the

server( this is just like Remote Desktop) you can do as many terminal session

logins in the server as many as the number of CALS you have. In a terminal

session you would be operating entirely on the server (CPU & ram resources

are used from the server) and not on the device which you are using to

connect to the server.

 

SO if you have a Thin client kind of setup you would require only TCALS, but

if you are using a Desktop / Laptop evironment which are part of the domain

you would require Normal CALS & if you intend to use Terminal Service on

these DEsktops you would require both Normal CALS and TCALS.

 

Regards,

Roshan

[Guest neerajgs]

Re: Terminal Services Licensing

 

On Jan 10, 3:42 pm, John <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I'm looking for some advice on 'Terminal Services Licensing'.  I want to

> setup a Windows 2003 server but am not sure on licensing,  I know you have to

> purchase a CAL for each user/device that connects to the server but do you

> have to purchase an additional CAL for the server itself ?

>

> Many thanks in advance !!

 

 

If you want to deploy thin clients, you need as many CALs as the

number of users and as many TS-CALs (device type)as the number of

(devices) client machines. YOu need both these licenses.

 

Cheers

Neeraj