Client Access Licenses (CALs) are required by Microsoft for users or devices to access Microsoft server services like file storage or printing. There are two main types of CALs - User CALs which are purchased for each individual user accessing services, and Device CALs which are purchased for each device accessing services regardless of the number of users. Remote Desktop Services CALs are also available for allowing remote desktop access. User profiles in Active Directory can be Normal, Roaming, or Mandatory depending on whether user settings are saved locally, roam between devices, or cannot be changed.

1. CLIENT ACCESS LICENCES
(CALS)

2. Agenda
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Client Access Licencing (CAL)
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User Profiles in AD

3. What is CAL?
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CALS are a licensing requirement from Microsoft for
users to access Microsoft Servers.
Required for user/device to access windows server
-- Does not include unauthendicated internet access

4. Types of CALs
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User and Device for file and printer like services
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RDS for remote desktop access

5. User CALs
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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.

6. Device CALs
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With a Device CAL, you purchase a CAL for every
device that accesses your server, regardless of the
number of users who use that device to access the
server

7. Remote Desktop Services CALs
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Also referred to as additive CAL
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Activation require
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Types of RDS CALs
User
Device
External Connector

8. CAL Price lists
Windows Server 2012 5-User Client Access License
$199.00
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Windows Server 2012 5-Device Client Access License
$199.00
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Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services 5Device CAL $799.18
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9. User Profiles
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Normal Profile
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Roaming Profile
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Mandatory Profile

10. Normal Profile
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It's a default Profile
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Normal profile is also called as local profile

11. Roaming Profile
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Roaming profiles users are able to get their desktop
environment on every computer which is client of a
domain controller.
Configuration of Roaming User Profiles involves 2
processes: Sharing a Folder and Configuring Domain
Users’ Profile page.
User can login any pc without data loss.

12. Mandatory Profile
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Normally when a user logs off their computer, their
personal settings are changed. So if a user changes
the color of the desktop, this change will be saved
when they log off.
However, you may not want any changes saved
when a user logs off. In such cases, you can
implement a mandatory user profile.

13. Reference
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http://www.firewall.cx/microsoft-knowledgebase/windows-20
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb