Small Business Server 2003 - Add 20 Device CALs

Description

Client access licensing requirements have changed for Windows Small Business Server 2003. In previous versions of Small Business Server, CALs were activated when a workstation used particular server services, such as print, remote access, and authenticated access. (Authenticated access is defined as an exchange of user or program credentials between the server software and a user or device.) With Windows Small Business Server 2003, use of server services does not activate CALs. Instead use of CALs is based on access to and/or use of the server software. A general exception to Windows Small Business Server 2003 CAL requirements is that CALs are not required when the server software is accessed through the Internet by an unauthenticated user. An example of this exception is unidentified users browsing your public Web site. Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs are not required for those users. Device-Based vs. User-Based Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs With the release of Windows Small Business Server 2003 as part of the Windows Server family of products, two types of Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs are available to choose from device-based or user-based, known as device CALs or user CALs. This choice means you can either purchase a CAL for every device (used by any user) that accesses your server, or purchase a CAL for every named user that accesses your servers (from any device). Devices include not only desktop workstations in your office but also mobile phones that have Internet access, handheld PCs, and remote workstations. Whichever type of CAL you choose, a separate Windows Small Business Server 2003 CAL (of either type) is required for each user or device that accesses or uses the server software on any of your servers. Device CALs might make most economic and administrative sense for an organization that has multiple users for one device, such as shift workers. User CALs might make most sense for an organization that has many roaming employees who access the corporate network from unknown devices and/or employees who access the network through multiple devices. The number of Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs required equals the maximum number of users or devices that may simultaneously access or use the server software installed on a particular server. The Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs that you purchase are designated for use exclusively with a particular server. You have the right to switch one time to the other license type from user CALs to device CALs or from device CALs to user CALs. Your Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs (of either type) would then be used in the other mode instead. Windows Small Business Server 2003 licensing is roughly equivalent to the Per Server mode available in Windows Server 2003. This mode tends to be the most economical for Windows CALs in computing environments in which a small number of servers have limited access requirements.