Thank you Ben,
This is a very tough topic for me. I get the per seat (aka per person)
choice. Since I do not have >1 server, my book steers me away from this.
Plus, if I select the per server option, I get one future no-cost (reload)
option to change if necessary.
On my lan there are only 2 people that use the server and/or any of my
clients. Me and the Administrative account. I can not imagine 5 or more
seats, unless I created accounts for my Brother, Sister, 2 Nephews and my
Brother-in-Law. So, the 5-connections of the per server default seems to
cover my normal operation with some overhead. Or, am I way off base still?
Am I correct that each of my client machines have there own CALs anyway as
installed with networking installed/enabled?
Now I understand why servers may be best left to IT pros. This is tough
tinker business.... :)
Best,
Duncan
At 19:58 07/06/2008 -0400, you wrote:
The number that you enter is for the number of CAL's (Client Access
Licenses) you own. A Windows license comes with 5 CAL's.
I always did per seat licensing, so that you'd only have to worry about a
CAL for each computer accessing the server.
DHSinclair wrote:
I am rebuilding my win2KServer OS. I just rcvd the magic 25-digit key.
I entered it and now I am at a screen asking about Licensing Modes.
IIRC, the original server install was for 5 Clients and 25 concurrent
connection.
Should I change the [ 5 ] to [25]??????
The window is default with ATM:
<o> Per Server. Number of concurrent connections [ 5 ]
Each connection must have its own Client Access License (?CAL?)
< > Per Seat.
Each computer must have its own Client Access License (?CAL?)
To avoid violation of the License Agreement, use Licensing (which is
located in Administrative Tools) to record the number of Client Access
Licenses purchased.
Thanks much. Yes, I am digging in my W2K Server book also.......
Best,
Duncan
