If my understanding is correct, that will only help if you are using "user" cal's. I would strongly recommend going that route.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, this makes a bit more sense. > > One way to handle this, I think, is to set timeouts for sessions. I'd > set it for a 4-hour or 8-hour timeout, so that if they are logged in > and idle for longer than that their session gets logged out. > > Kurt > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 21:38, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Makes sense, but it looks like the Licensing server is telling us > EITHER/OR, > > not both and I don't see an option around that. > > This is definitely not cut and dried. I really thought device CALS was > the > > way to go, because we have a lot of "shared" computer space, and users > that > > are only on a computer 3 to 4 hours a week. Problem is, we have opened > up > > Remote VPN access and now their home computers are eating up those > licenses. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Art DeKneef <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I go by how the business needs are. Going by your numbers you have 150 > >> employees that used computers. How many computers do you have for the > >> employees to use? How many do not need TS access? > >> > >> > >> > >> If they have 50 users that need access from 75 different computers then > >> User CALs are used. The people can use any computer that is open. More > users > >> require more licenses. > >> > >> > >> > >> If they have 50 computers and these computers are access by 75 people > then > >> device CALs are used. This scenario allows more users without an > increase of > >> TS licenses. > >> > >> > >> > >> You can have both types of licenses on the same server. I do not > remember > >> how they are assigned other than when they are entered in the licensing > >> server. > >> > >> > >> > >> Hope that makes sense. > >> > >> > >> > >> Art > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Jeff Brown [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 2:53 PM > >> > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: TS Licensing > >> > >> > >> > >> We use TS extensively, we have less than 200 employees, 50+ that don't > use > >> computers at all. We have 70 TS CAL's and have had trouble running > short on > >> those. Up to this point we have purchased "device" CAL's and are > thinking > >> we might be better off adding "user" CAL's? Nothing fancy, all our > servers > >> are W2k3 SP2 and our clients are XP Pro. Everything works, we are just > >> running out of licenses. Wondering if anyone out there has 2 licenses > >> servers up so they can run both types and how does that work for you(if > it > >> is even possible to do on one network??) (yes, we have 25 temporary > >> licenses, those are plumb full as well) > >> > >> > >> > >> thanks for any help. > >> > >> > >> > >> jeff > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
