What is the difference between a Device CAL and a User CAL?
There are now two types of Client Access Licenses: • A Device CAL – this permits one device (used by any number of users) to access or use the server software. Device CALs can be used in kiosks or shared computer environments where multiple employees use the same computer to access their e-mail and calendar information. For example, in a manufacturing environment where 100 factory floor workers each shift can use any of the 10 shared computers on the floor, the factory only needs to purchase 10 Device CALs. • A User CAL – this permits one user using any device to gain access to or use the server software. Many Exchange users prefer the User CAL because it allows access to the server running Exchange from multiple devices, including computers, laptops, and mobile devices.
> > A. A device CAL permits one device (used by any user) to access the > server software. A user CAL permits one user (using any device) to > access the server software.” > > What about one device used by NO user? > > We have a computer (running Windows XP) that connects to our domain > controller, and runs standalone, and runs software to receive faxes > and e- mails that are sent to an archive mailbox. All of this > happens with no user intervention (and rarely does any user ever look > at the messages in that mailbox’s PST file, and when they do, it’s > from another computer). > > No person logs on to this computer, although of course it has a logon > username to connect to the domain. > > So would this computer be counted as “one” whether it’s a device CAL > or a user CAL? The Q&As don’t seem to cover unattended computers at > all. > > We’re going to upgrade the server/domain controller from Windows 2000 > server to Windows 2003 server, so I want to make sure we know how to > coun
