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CAL licenses for AD server

Anonymous
2024-03-25T10:31:51+00:00

Hello,

my company is planing to purchase and setup AD on a Windows 2019 server. The server will host only Active Directory + hard drives for networked home folders for users, and maybe a print server down the road. I would like to know if and how many CAL licenses are needed for this, as the users will not have direct access to the server except for the admin account and 2-3 ppl from our IT departmet?
From what I have read no licenses should be required, but on another forum I read that for each user I would need one license. Need some clarification on this.

Thanks in advanced.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-26T23:28:23+00:00

    Hello,

    Your point of view is correct. You need to purchase two licenses: a server license and a CAL license.

    The server license is for the use of the thing itself, and the CAL is what each client will need to access it.

    If you have found my answer helpful, I would appreciate it if you would press the helpful button.

    Best regards,

    Yu

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-02T14:29:36+00:00

    Hi, me again and confused again. CAL licenses are also a one-time expenditure?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-02T23:04:20+00:00

    Hi IT Brokeria,

    I think it depends on the contract terms. I mean the CAL licenses may be purchased once or provided through subscription based on your contract.

    Can you check the contract?

    Best regards,

    Yu

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