TS deployment & licenses

[Russ Goodwin]

My customer currently runs a small office in workgroup mode with 7 PC's. Her
8 employees remotely RDP to each desktop and work from home. (2 are part
time and share a PC).

We want to colsolidate the desktops by putting a Windows 2003 Terminal
Server on the network.

Questions:

Can the Terminal Server stay as a member server, and use local user accounts
for her employees - or does there have to be a true Active Directory domain
controller on the network?

The Terminal Server server can also be the Terminal Server Licensing Server
(i.e. both roles on the same hardware), correct?

She needs a Windows Server 2003 CAL and a TS 2003 CAL for each employee,
right?

I've noticed browsing this newsgroup that Terminal Server 2008 is mentioned.
Can one still get Terminal Server 2003?

 

[moncho]

Re: TS deployment & licenses

Russ Goodwin wrote:
> My customer currently runs a small office in workgroup mode with 7 PC's.
> Her 8 employees remotely RDP to each desktop and work from home. (2 are
> part time and share a PC).
>
> We want to colsolidate the desktops by putting a Windows 2003 Terminal
> Server on the network.
>
> Questions:
>
> Can the Terminal Server stay as a member server, and use local user
> accounts for her employees - or does there have to be a true Active
> Directory domain controller on the network?

Yes. The TS can stay as a member server. You just need to create
the local logins on the TS server and give them RDP access.

>
> The Terminal Server server can also be the Terminal Server Licensing
> Server (i.e. both roles on the same hardware), correct?

Yes. No problem there.

>
> She needs a Windows Server 2003 CAL and a TS 2003 CAL for each employee,
> right?

If all of their XP licenses are before April of 2003 (I believe it 2003
or 2004. Someone can correct me), you will not need TS 2003 CALS.

If not, the answer is yes.

>
> I've noticed browsing this newsgroup that Terminal Server 2008 is
> mentioned. Can one still get Terminal Server 2003?

Yes. The TS service is in the Windows Setup section of Add/Remove
programs.

I believe you can purchase TS 2008 CALS and use downgrade rights
for 2003.

You can also try Ebay for TS 2003 CALS.

moncho

>
>

 

[Russ Goodwin]

Re: TS deployment & licenses

Thanks for confirming / clarifying my questions. Also for the fast response.

"moncho" <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote in message
news:KGgvk.19976$cW3.12802@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Russ Goodwin wrote:
>> My customer currently runs a small office in workgroup mode with 7 PC's.
>> Her 8 employees remotely RDP to each desktop and work from home. (2 are
>> part time and share a PC).
>>
>> We want to colsolidate the desktops by putting a Windows 2003 Terminal
>> Server on the network.
>>
>> Questions:
>>
>> Can the Terminal Server stay as a member server, and use local user
>> accounts for her employees - or does there have to be a true Active
>> Directory domain controller on the network?
>
> Yes. The TS can stay as a member server. You just need to create
> the local logins on the TS server and give them RDP access.
>
>>
>> The Terminal Server server can also be the Terminal Server Licensing
>> Server (i.e. both roles on the same hardware), correct?
>
> Yes. No problem there.
>
>>
>> She needs a Windows Server 2003 CAL and a TS 2003 CAL for each employee,
>> right?
>
> If all of their XP licenses are before April of 2003 (I believe it 2003 or
> 2004. Someone can correct me), you will not need TS 2003 CALS.
>
> If not, the answer is yes.
>
>>
>> I've noticed browsing this newsgroup that Terminal Server 2008 is
>> mentioned. Can one still get Terminal Server 2003?
>
> Yes. The TS service is in the Windows Setup section of Add/Remove
> programs.
>
> I believe you can purchase TS 2008 CALS and use downgrade rights
> for 2003.
>
> You can also try Ebay for TS 2003 CALS.
>
> moncho
>
>>

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: TS deployment & licenses

moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 02 sep 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Russ Goodwin wrote:
>> She needs a Windows Server 2003 CAL and a TS 2003 CAL for each
>> employee, right?
>
> If all of their XP licenses are before April of 2003 (I believe
> it 2003 or 2004. Someone can correct me), you will not need TS
> 2003 CALS.

That's not correct. The transition TS CALs, as they were called,
cannot be obtained anymore. This temporary offer expired some years
ago.

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Vera Noest
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[moncho]

Re: TS deployment & licenses

Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 02 sep 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Russ Goodwin wrote:
>>> She needs a Windows Server 2003 CAL and a TS 2003 CAL for each
>>> employee, right?
>> If all of their XP licenses are before April of 2003 (I believe
>> it 2003 or 2004. Someone can correct me), you will not need TS
>> 2003 CALS.
>
> That's not correct. The transition TS CALs, as they were called,
> cannot be obtained anymore. This temporary offer expired some years
> ago.

Thanks for the correction.

moncho