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Terminal Server setup for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Terminal Services was renamed in Windows Server 2008 R2 to Remote Desktop Services. Your Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services 2012 - License 5 User CAL are the CAL's needed for your RDS users. ...
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Do I need Windows License beside CAL for Active Directory
Yes, other than the Windows server license key (2008, 2012 etc) every machine that authenticates through your windows server needs to have a OS license (windows 7/8/10 Pro) and a CAL.
CALs come in 2 ...
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Do I need Windows License beside CAL for Active Directory
It depends of which Windows Server you're using. For instance, if you're using Microsoft Windows Server Foundations, you can have up to 15 hosts accessing it without the need of CALs, or if you're ...
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Windows 2008 Server Standard with a 5 CAL pack - do CALS expire
RDS User CAL's (Assuming its per user CAL's) expire after about 60 days of not being used which means they go back into your 'unused CAL pool'.
Device CAL's are about 90 days if memory serves me ...
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