Note: You need Internet connectivity on the computer running Remote Desktop Licensing Manager but not on the computer running the license server. Once the CALs are installed, the license server will issue them to users as appropriate.
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Use the following information to install and activate License your RDS deployment with client access licenses (CALs) on Windows Server 2019. If the RDS CAL is available, the RDSH server accepts the connection from the user and starts a session.Īctivate RDS CAL on Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Services deployment: When a user attempts to connect to an RDSH server, the server checks to see if the user has an active User CAL by contacting the RD licensing server. To install and keep track of the RDS CALs, you need an RD Licensing Server, which is a component of the RDS Collection. However, older RDS CALs cannot work with new RDSH servers, and you need to purchase new licenses. With newer RDS CALs, you can access older RDSH servers. Remote client devices that access the server must have a User CAL. The actual RDSH that hosts the resources must have a Windows Server CAL matching the OS version. Typically, the RD Session Host (RDSH) server hosts the resources-such as Windows applications or files-and clients connect to the RDSH to access those resources. If you want to provide access to users to an RDS Collection or RDS Components of a Windows Server operating system, you need to purchase additional licenses. What is Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs?