Re: how many licenses?

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thanks, I think that cleared it up


Gregg Hill wrote: 
William,

I have already answered your question, "Is there a need for licenses for the home computers that connect to the server from the outside?" See the bottom of page 13 of the PUR for clarification of remote access.

The key here is in my previous statement, "...the person accessing the work computer from home is the primary user of the work computer...." If that is true, and you have a server CAL for each of your users to connect to the server while at work, then to access the work computers remotely via a Windows 2003 Terminal Server requires only the additional TS CALs, one per user.

Your OS license for each desktop allows remote access to that desktop from ANY computer, as long as the **person connecting is the primary user of that work computer** to which you are connecting.

The only license needed for the home computers **IF the person accessing the work computer from home is the primary user of the work computer**, is a TS CAL to connect to your 2003 TS.

So, in simple terms, you have:
1) a 2003 server
2) your 2003 server (or another 2003 server) is running Terminal Services
3) you have a 2003 server CAL for each user to work from their respective desktops
4) you have a 2003 Terminal Services CAL for each remote user to connect to the 2003 TS
5) your remote users **who are the primary users** of their respective desktops do NOT need additional server CALs

If you had a Windows 2000 terminal server, then any remote user running 2000 Professional or XP Professional would NOT need a TS CAL.

As far as checking CALs, how many did you buy and install on the server? If you bought 10 Windows Server 2003 CALs and you have 10 users, then each of those 10 users can connect at work or remotely back to their own work desktop. The only additional CALs needed are for accessing the 2003 TS itself, and those are Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services CALs.

"So if every work desktop is already covered we would only need 5 TS CALS" is correct.

Did that clear up your questions?

Gregg Hill


"william kossack" <kossackw@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:tcKdnTKMb8SVhEjeRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxx

Is there a need for licenses for the home computers that connect to the server from the outside?

I'm not sure we can count on the work computers having a server CAL. Is there a way of checking each desktop before buying an additional CAL?

Everyone has their own work desktop computer.

So if every work desktop is already covered we would only need 5 TS CALS

Gregg Hill wrote:

William,

When you said you want workers to be able to access their work computers from home, I took that to mean that the workers are already covered by a server CAL at work. If that is the case, and the person accessing the work computer from home is the primary user of the work computer, to access the work computers via a Windows 2003 Terminal Server requires only the additional TS CALs, one per user. As long as the user is accessing their own work computer, i.e., they are the primary user of the work computer, you do not need additional server CALs.

See the PUR doc at http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/downloads/default.mspx

Gregg Hill




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