Windows 2000 Remote Desktop CALs – Device

Windows 2000 Remote Desktop CALs (Device): per-device Terminal Services access licences for Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Remote Desktop CALs (Device) are per-device access licences for the Terminal Services of Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft refers to them as Windows 2000 Terminal Services Client Access Licenses (TS CALs). They license devices that establish sessions on a terminal server running Windows 2000 and are intended for existing environments in which an application is still operated on such a server.

Licensing under Windows 2000

The TS CALs are managed by a licence server on which they are installed and activated. Microsoft points out a special feature of this version: under Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing, a client device did not require its own TS CAL if it was running the current version of the Windows desktop operating system at the time. Only with Windows Server 2003 did a TS CAL become necessary for every device or user, regardless of the operating system. Devices with older Windows versions or other operating systems, on the other hand, require a TS CAL under Windows 2000.

Regarding the licence server: according to Microsoft, a licence server running Windows Server 2003 can also serve terminal servers running Windows 2000. Before purchasing, please check which licences already exist in your environment and which version your licence server has.

Buy Windows 2000 Remote Desktop CALs (Device): licence and scope of delivery

You select the number of Device CALs via the product variant: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 750 or 1,000. The licensed devices are counted, not the concurrent sessions. The quantity in the shopping basket remains at one. Server software and Windows Server CALs are not included. The scope of delivery includes:

• Windows 2000 Device CALs for Terminal Services in the selected number
• the License Server ID (SPK) and the License Key Pack ID (LKP) for activation on the licence server
• instructions for activation (see Activating RDS CALs and VDI licences and Guides and FAQ)

Delivery is digital once your payment has been received. To provide the activation data, we need the Product ID of your activated licence server; it is not a Windows product key. You submit the Product ID with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal using your order number and billing email address. The License Server ID and License Key Pack ID are then available there for your order.

If you have any questions about activation on the licence server, our Support team is available around the clock by email. For larger environments, there are offers for businesses, schools and public authorities in the B2B Area. You will find server licences and further access licences in the category Windows Server and under Operating Systems.