Device CAL's ain't no Device CAL's

I stumbled upon a real weird problem. Apparently the terminal server licenses called " per Device" ain’t a real per device. From reading on it Microsoft states it like this: Device-based versus User-based Terminal Server CALs Two types of Terminal Server Client Access Licenses are available: TS Device CAL or TS User CAL. A TS Device CAL permits one device (used by any user) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your servers. A TS User CAL permits one user (using any device) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your servers. You may choose to use a combination of TS Device CALs and TS User CALs simultaneously with the server software. ...

December 4, 2007 · 2 min · 284 words · christian