TS CAL - when is it actually used?

[bran2235]

Hello all-
My end users use a WYSE thin client and my MetaFrames do nothing but publish a desktop environment.

We are in the middle of rolling out new Wyse WinTerm Thin-Clients. These new models have the ability to "auto-connect"... When this is turned on it will 'connect' but not actually log them in...

So, if you were to have everyone log out and look around the room, you would see nothing but the WINDOWS 2000 SERVER longin screen on all the screens INSTEAD of the old way which was just a 'Connect' button in the middle of the screen.

QUESTION:
When is the Terminal Server cal actually being used here?
Is it being used when they are at the WINDOWS 2000 SERVER login Screen? OR
IS it only after they get log in and are passed the 2000 Server login screen??

Anyone know???

Thanks for any help!!!

Brandon

 

[Ogi]

CALs are taken up when a machine connects for the first time, regardless of login.

Does that help any?

Cheers,
Carl.

 

[JeffHicks]

To further clarify, Windows 2000 TS CALs are per DEVICE and are not concurrent. Thus, as stated by Ogi, the first time a device (PC, Thin Client, or whatever) connects to a Win2K terminal server, it is issued a TS CAL. The only way that CAL can be reissued is if the device does not connect to the terminal server for 90 days.

Hope this helps

 

[bran2235]

Big thanks to you guys (Ogi and Jeff)...

Regards,
Brandon

 

[bran2235]

Oh wait- I meant the Windows TS Licenses... I mixed the two up... my bad. Anyone know?????

Thanks again-
Brandon

 

[JeffHicks]

Windows TS License = Windows TS CAL. CAL stands for Client Access License.