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#Windows user cal software#
#Windows user cal license#

The following table outlines the differences between the two types of CALs: Per DeviceĬALs are physically assigned to each device.ĬALs are assigned to a user in Active Directory.ĬALs can be tracked regardless of Active Directory membership.ĬALs cannot be tracked within a workgroup.ĬALs can be overallocated (in breach of the Remote Desktop licensing agreement).

#Windows user cal license#

License your RDS deployment with client access licenses (CALs).

Use the following information to learn about how client access licensing works in Remote Desktop Services and to deploy and manage your licenses: If an appropriate RDS CAL is available from a license server, the RDS CAL is issued to the client, and the client is able to connect to the RD Session Host server and from there to the desktop or apps they're trying to use.Īlthough there is a licensing grace period during which no license server is required, after the grace period ends, clients must have a valid RDS CAL issued by a license server before they can log on to an RD Session Host server. The RD Session Host server then requests an RDS CAL from the Remote Desktop license server. When a user or a device connects to an RD Session Host server, the RD Session Host server determines if an RDS CAL is needed. You use RD Licensing to install, issue, and track RDS CALs.

#Windows user cal software#

CALs are used in conjunction with Microsoft Server software licenses to allow Users and Devices to access and utilize the services of that server software.Īpplies to: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel), Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Įach user and device that connects to a Remote Desktop Session host needs a client access licenses (CAL). A Client Access License (CAL) is a license granting access to certain Microsoft server software. On their website, Microsoft provides the following images to illustrate the differences between User CALs and Device CALs: The Server+CAL model is a way for Microsoft to scale the pricing of its solutions. The people using that device do not need a User CAL.