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undying
Copper Contributor
Apr 11, 2019

RDS CAL on 2019 Essential

Hello everyone,    I have a question regarding licensing requirements.   I want to install Windows Server (it doesn't matter which version), to be used as a "remote desktop" for my users. I have ...
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undying
Copper Contributor
Apr 17, 2019

Thanks Dave Patrick 

 

So i will need : 
1- Windows Server Standard license

2- 5 CAL for users 

3- 5 RDS CALs 

 

Is this right? or i don't need the users' CALs

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Dave Patrick
MVP
Apr 17, 2019

You're welcome. Legal licensing questions are better directed towards your reseller's trained licensing specialist or ask microsoft directly. Any anonymous forums replies (including my own) are opinions at best and in no way legally binding.

That being said these ones may also help.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/client-access-license

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-client-access-license

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/officelocator/default.aspx
or email volume licensing service.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/supportrequestform/2afa6f15-b710-db46-909a-8346017c802f?sl=en&sc=US

 

 

 

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