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CAL's and Win XP Pro

  • 05-09-2007 12:42am
    #1
    Stky10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭


    I'm a bit confused here. If I set up a Windows domain via Windows Server 2003 or similar, and I add Windows XP Pro (or similar) workstations to the domain, do I need to purchase a CAL for each workstation I add to the domain.

    I'm reading the Microsoft CAL guide

    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sam/lic_cal.mspx

    and it doesn't mention XP. Am I correct then in thinking that I only need to purchase CAL's if the clients use the applications listed on the CAL guide webpage?


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  • #2
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,846 ✭✭✭tech


    Hi there ever workstation needs its own licence, but also ever pc/workstation needs a CAL on the server to allow the pc's access info from the server

    if you have a SBS server these CALS include access to File/Exchange

    SBS premium sever with CALS allow SQL access CALS also

    if your going for a standard server with 10 pc's and have Exchange and SQL

    you would need 10 windows CALS
    10 Exchange CALS
    10 SQL CALS

    this is the most expensive way but it depends on the size of your business and how many servers you need

    SBS server contain all on the one box, single point of failure


  • #3
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    On the server, if your XP clients need to authenticate to read/write to files/print on the server, then they need a CAL.

    I think it's a bit more complicated than that though.
    There's user, device and server CALs. And you decide what type of cal you want to use at installation, without being able to change between them if your business changes.

    If your company has
    More than one PC per user, remote access, then USER cals may be most appropriate.
    PCs used by people working in shifts, Device cals will probably be appropriate.
    no VPN, 1 PC per user, no shift work, then it's a tossup between user and device cals.
    Server cals are for when you can guarantee that only a section of your users/devices will use a service
    simultaneously, and you want to cut down on the cost of CALs.

    If you plan on getting more than one windows server in future then these change.
    I prefer user CALs for 9-6 office set-ups but other opinions will vary.

    I guess that the actual connection to the SYSVOL/netlogon shares during authentication don't count as they're anonymous, but could be wrong.


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