With the user cal you purchase a cal for every user who accesses the server to use services such as file storage or printing regardless of the number of devices they use for that access.
Windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop cal.
Microsoft windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop service 5 user cal licenses to add additional users to windows server remote desktop service.
Right click the server name and select activate server.
The following table shows which rds cal and license server versions are compatible with each other.
In windows server 2008 r2 click start administrative tools remote desktop services remote desktop licensing manager.
Microsoft windows server 2012 remote desktop services what s new in windows server 2012 rds the key value that rds provides is the ability to centralize and control the applications and data that employees need to perform their job from the variety of devices that the employee uses.
Windows remote desktop services 2012 license 5 user cal type license operating systems supported windows packaging retail features features with windows server 2012 microsoft delivers a server platform built on our experience of building and operating many of the world s largest cloud based services and datacenter.
Click next on the welcome screen.
In windows server 2012 launch server manager and click tools terminal services remote desktop licensing manager.
Each user or device accessing a licensed windows server requires a windows server cal or a windows server and a remote desktop services rds cal.