Re: User CALs

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Thank you, I would like to be quite sure on this.

The reason is that I have a number of computers that do not need
specific user profiles.
They are connected to testing-examination devices. I would like them to
be on the SBS domain, mainly for backup and update purposes.
I understand I could use per device licensing, but this would mean I
would have to purchase more licences than the number of users I have
requiring specific profiles

I assume then, with User CAL licensing, I could use a specific [Same]
username + password on all these devices logged on to the domain at the
same time, and the licence usage should be calculated as ONE licence
for all these devices on the domain?
Is this correct?
If this is correct, how does it affect software updates or AD events on
all these computers [or devices] [if at all negatively]??
Windows updates etc would anyway mostly happen at night when the
[common] user is logged off these machines.

Jon


Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> jonjof wrote:
>
> >
> >Regarding using User CAL licencing.
> >How does SBS 2003 allocate the licence usage when a user is logged onto
> >2 devices at the same time.
> >I assume the server sees this as 2 users [2 licences]?
> >
>
> SBS has never been able to (and still can't) accurately track its' own CAL
> usage.
>
> It shows a "best guess" maximum number of concurrent logons in the
> licensing page of the SBS Server Management console.
>
> Legally, if you have allocated a User CAL to a user, then he or she is
> free to use as many devices as required to access the SBS. That's the
> whole point of a User CAL.
>
> --
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.

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