Task 2: Design and Place the Terminal Services License Servers

There are two types of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs):

  1. TS Per Device CALs. When Per Device licensing mode is used and a client computer or device connects to a terminal server for the first time, the client computer or device is issued a temporary license by default. When a client computer or device connects to a terminal server for the second time, if the license server is activated and enough TS Per Device CALs are available, the license server issues the client computer or device a permanent TS Per Device CAL.

  2. TS Per User CALs. A TS Per User CAL gives one user the right to access a terminal server from an unlimited number of client computers or devices. When ...

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