Re: User CALs

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This gets more interesting.
The equipment devices are commonly used by the same User. i.e. there
are approximately 6-8 testing devices [driven by windows operated
computers] that would be used during the day by 1 or 2 users maximum.
These devices ideally need to remain logged onto the domain for the
whole day.
Some of these devices may never be use during that period, so it is
possible [but not ideal] that the single user, could log off one device
and log onto the next device as it is needed. But preferably the device
needs to be logged onto the domain for the full course of the day.
This is why I thought it is practical that all these devices be logged
onto with the same user account.
Practically if I licensed by the total number of users I have overall
it would be between 10-15 and if had to licence by the total number of
devices that could potentially be used during the day it would probably
be double this amount.






Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> jonjof wrote:
>
> >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
>
> Are the machines used by actual people? Remember SBS CALs are allocated to
> actual people, or actual devices. User Accounts are irrelevant.
>
>
> >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.
>
> No.
>
> If you *really* had someone sat at a desk with all those PCs on it, and
> their job was to use those PCs, then their usage could be covered by a
> User CAL allocated to that person. But if each PC is used by a separate
> person, even if they all logon using a common account, they'd need either
> a User CAL for each person, or a Device CAL for each PC.
>
> --
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.

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