Oh, yah. That's correct. My bad.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 08:50, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> ~
