What is Client Access Licence Mean?

[FCCC]

I am just wondering if this means that if you have 10 CAL, only 10 clients can be hooked up to the server???

The reason I ask is my current SBS license is 10 but there are 17 clients on the network and it doesn't show any problems.

Please help. Thanks.

 

[tryssenaar]

Client Access Licenses can be set up in two ways - Per Server or Per Seat. Per Server is concurrent connections to the server, ie. you have X CAL's therefore only X connections can be made to that server. Per Seat means you have X devices on the network that might connect to the server you must purchase X CAL's.

Just because there seems to be no problem with more clients than the number of CAL's you have doesn't mean there isn't. I would check Licencing under Control Panel to see how it has been configured on your server and then check the Event Viewer for any LicenseService Errors or Warnings.

 

[FCCC]

My NT has Per Server License. I tried to find some info about it today. Actually the server was already up and running when I started to work with my company and there was no documentation or whatsoever.

I have 17 workstations connected to it and everybody logs on to it everyday. I never get any complains from my user about not to be able to log on.

Anyway I will check my License sevice errors.

Thanks for your input.