Do I need CALs for service accounts?

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We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.
For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which
to authenticate to the domain.

These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am
uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.

My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.

Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them
out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?

Any answers?
 
Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

SF wrote:
> We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.
> For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which
> to authenticate to the domain.
>
> These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am
> uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.
>
> My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.
>
> Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them
> out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?
>
> Any answers?

Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your
choices are;

Device CAL - for use by anyone.

USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.

If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL
and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.

Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers
though.

--
/kj
 
Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

Kj,

I am pretty sure this is not accurate or our SBS servers would have
complained long ago. The server runs some 90+ services with logins, half
them an administrator account. W only have 25 CALs installed and mostly,
around 20-22 connected users, not counting the administrator also
usually logged on. We only get messages about approaching the user limit
when logged on users approach the appropriate number.

Geoff



"kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uSJOHbJ2IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> SF wrote:
>
> > We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.
> > For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which
> > to authenticate to the domain.
> >
> > These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am
> > uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.
> >
> > My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.
> >
> > Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them
> > out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?
> >
> > Any answers?
>
>
> Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your
> choices are;
>
> Device CAL - for use by anyone.
>
> USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.
>
> If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL
> and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.
>
> Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers
> though.
>
> --
> /kj
 
Re: Do I need CALs for service accounts?

On Jun 28, 1:04 am, "Geoff Schaller"
<geo...@softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote:
> Kj,
>
> I am pretty sure this is not accurate or our SBS servers would have
> complained long ago. The server runs some 90+ services with logins, half
> them an administrator account. W only have 25 CALs installed and mostly,
> around 20-22 connected users, not counting the administrator also
> usually logged on. We only get messages about approaching the user limit
> when logged on users approach the appropriate number.
>
> Geoff
>
> "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ....@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:uSJOHbJ2IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
>
> > SF wrote:
>
> > > We have some mail and scan to folder enabled printers on my network.
> > > For best functionality they need to have a network login in with which
> > > to authenticate to the domain.
>
> > > These "users" show up in my licensing server as unlicensed users. I am
> > > uncertain if these accounts should require CALs or not.
>
> > > My vendor account rep can't seem to give me a straight answer.
>
> > > Do these "service users" require CALs? and if not how can I get them
> > > out of my license reporting to make the books look correct?
>
> > > Any answers?
>
> > Yes, these devices need coverage by a CAL as they are authenticating. Your
> > choices are;
>
> > Device CAL - for use by anyone.
>
> > USER CAL - When only one set of credentials would be supplied.
>
> > If the device is used only by people who are already covered by a user CAL
> > and using their credentials, then no additional CAL would be required.
>
> > Always best to have MS licensing give direct and authoritative answers
> > though.
>
> > --
> > /kj

The issue is that these are devices connecting to the server. So I
think that KJ is correct. However it seems unfair that you should need
a CAL to get your scanner working properly. I guess that would be a
PER DEVICE license.
 
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