Cost of installing TS?

[Guest WetBehindEars]

I know the TS service is offered within server 2003 but do you have to buy a

license when you set it up or do you just purchase the CAL's for users or

devices? Cant I just turn it on, buy the user CAL's and set it up or do I

need to buy a license for the TS portion?

 

 

Thanks all!!

[Guest TP]

Re: Cost of installing TS?

 

Hi,

 

I am not sure what your specific question is. In summary,

you need a server 2003 license for each instance of 2003

you install, plus a windows CAL for each device or user

(unless you opt for Per Server instead), plus a TS CAL for

each device or user.

 

The normal procedure would be:

 

- determine how many users and devices will be using

TS and what applications they will use

- determine hardware requirements (server specs, network

equipment, client PCs, thin clients, etc.), for this you

may need to run pilot tests and purchase equipment to

run tests on if needed

- determine bandwidth requirements (more testing)

- purchase hardware as needed

- purchase bandwidth as needed (if connecting over WAN)

- purchase third-party application licenses

- purchase the server 2003 license(s), which may or may not

include include Windows CALs (depends on SKU)

- purchase Windows CALs as needed

- purchase TS CALs as needed

- install server

- install TS and set license mode (Per Device or Per User)

- install TS licensing

- activate TS licensing

- install TS CALs

- test by logging on via TS

- examine error logs for TS related errors (licensing, etc.)

- install applications as needed

- configure security

- test each application thoroughly

 

Please see your previous thread for more information:

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services/browse_frm/thread/b1f6921733b2413a/

 

Thanks.

 

-TP

 

WetBehindEars wrote:

> I know the TS service is offered within server 2003 but do you have

> to buy a license when you set it up or do you just purchase the CAL's

> for users or devices? Cant I just turn it on, buy the user CAL's and

> set it up or do I need to buy a license for the TS portion?

>

>

> Thanks all!!