TS client license issue

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Hi,
a terminal server has 6 client device license.
there are 5 thin client terminal always connected to the termianl server.
In the TS license manager, it shows all 6 licenses are used.
Is it that the terminal server itself count as a device?
Moreover, it looks like no more other PCs can remotely logon to the TS even
all thin clients are logged off.
Is it that the device client license is bound to specific device rather than
concurrent?
Is it possible to re-configure the TS so that it uses per user license
instead of per device?
Thanks in advance,
 
Re: TS client license issue

Only you can tell us to which machine the 6th license is issued.
You can see that in the TS Licensing Manager.

TS licensing is *not* per concurrent usage, it is per *specific*
user or specific device.

If you have a valid Software Assurance Agreement on your current TS
CALs, you are allowed to switch them to Per User TS CALs when you
renew the SA agreement. You must phone the Clearinghouse, they can
issue you a new license pack.

Note that you would need a Per User license for every person who
connects to the TS, so if you have more than 6 people (you
included) who use the TS, Per Device is cheaper for you.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote on 08 dec 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi,
> a terminal server has 6 client device license.
> there are 5 thin client terminal always connected to the
> termianl server. In the TS license manager, it shows all 6
> licenses are used. Is it that the terminal server itself count
> as a device? Moreover, it looks like no more other PCs can
> remotely logon to the TS even all thin clients are logged off.
> Is it that the device client license is bound to specific device
> rather than concurrent?
> Is it possible to re-configure the TS so that it uses per user
> license instead of per device?
> Thanks in advance,
 
Re: TS client license issue

Thanks Vera, you've answered all my questions.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9A00860BAA3E4veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> Only you can tell us to which machine the 6th license is issued.
> You can see that in the TS Licensing Manager.
>
> TS licensing is *not* per concurrent usage, it is per *specific*
> user or specific device.
>
> If you have a valid Software Assurance Agreement on your current TS
> CALs, you are allowed to switch them to Per User TS CALs when you
> renew the SA agreement. You must phone the Clearinghouse, they can
> issue you a new license pack.
>
> Note that you would need a Per User license for every person who
> connects to the TS, so if you have more than 6 people (you
> included) who use the TS, Per Device is cheaper for you.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote on 08 dec 2007 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Hi,
>> a terminal server has 6 client device license.
>> there are 5 thin client terminal always connected to the
>> termianl server. In the TS license manager, it shows all 6
>> licenses are used. Is it that the terminal server itself count
>> as a device? Moreover, it looks like no more other PCs can
>> remotely logon to the TS even all thin clients are logged off.
>> Is it that the device client license is bound to specific device
>> rather than concurrent?
>> Is it possible to re-configure the TS so that it uses per user
>> license instead of per device?
>> Thanks in advance,
 
Re: TS client license issue

You're welcome, glad I could help.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

"tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote on 09 dec 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Thanks Vera, you've answered all my questions.
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
> in message
> news:Xns9A00860BAA3E4veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>> Only you can tell us to which machine the 6th license is
>> issued. You can see that in the TS Licensing Manager.
>>
>> TS licensing is *not* per concurrent usage, it is per
>> *specific* user or specific device.
>>
>> If you have a valid Software Assurance Agreement on your
>> current TS CALs, you are allowed to switch them to Per User TS
>> CALs when you renew the SA agreement. You must phone the
>> Clearinghouse, they can issue you a new license pack.
>>
>> Note that you would need a Per User license for every person
>> who connects to the TS, so if you have more than 6 people (you
>> included) who use the TS, Per Device is cheaper for you.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote on 08 dec 2007 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> a terminal server has 6 client device license.
>>> there are 5 thin client terminal always connected to the
>>> termianl server. In the TS license manager, it shows all 6
>>> licenses are used. Is it that the terminal server itself count
>>> as a device? Moreover, it looks like no more other PCs can
>>> remotely logon to the TS even all thin clients are logged off.
>>> Is it that the device client license is bound to specific
>>> device rather than concurrent?
>>> Is it possible to re-configure the TS so that it uses per user
>>> license instead of per device?
>>> Thanks in advance,
 
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