On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:04 AM rolando58 <[email protected]> wrote:
> We have had a request to enable MS RDS services for a shared server. The > server is only a workgroup member, and thus is restricted to the Per Device > CAL license model with RDS > > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/remote/set-up-remote-desktop-licensing-across-domains-forests-workgroups > > When using the Html5 Guacamole application, does that become the Device? > Can > we therefore use the RDS CALs available for multiple sessions on the same > server? > > First, I will caveat this by saying that you should consult a trusted Microsoft Licensing expert. These folks are hard to find, because usually they are resellers, which means they have an interest in getting you to spend more money, but it is worth it to find someone you can trust that can walk you through it. There may be someone lurking about on the Guacamole mailing list that fits that description, but it is a Guacamole-centred mailing list, not a Microsoft licensing mailing list. That said, I think if you find an actual copy of the license agreement (I'm having trouble locating an available copy at the moment) you'll see that Microsoft has already anticipated and accounted for things like Guacamole (RDP Gateways) in their licensing. In the Device CAL model, Guacamole itself does not count as the device, but, instead, the end user web browsers that are accessing the RDP server via Guacamole are what count as the device. So, you'll still need to purchase a license for each end user device accessing the server via RDP. -Nick
