What marksams is saying, if I've got it correct, is if you licence your RDS CALs under the EES agreement and then allowed students to bring in their own devices because EES can cover either per user or per device licences and covers the entire establishment, if you were to assume per user rights, this would cover staff and students, allowing students to use their own devices without any additional licencing requirement. I also thought that if you were to licence students devices for RDS then you would purchase the student option. I was under the impression if you could licence your RDS CALs in the same way, so if you had more RDS Clients then staff, then it might work out a cheaper way to licence them. Noooo sorry i should have said i mean relating to RDS CALs Well this is why I questioned it. I found in an old spreadsheet (Nov 2011) that is was possible to purchase RDS CALs as a student option - I challenged Microsoft on this, but they couldn't find the SKUs in their system, so we assumed they have been removed and agreed they were irrelevent anyway.
#Rds user cal price software#
There is of course the 'student option' under EES which you can take advantage of to provide software on student-owned laptops if you wish. they share a small number of PCs with access to RDS. Note: It may make sense to purchase 'per device' 'AP' CALs if you are only licensing a department, and you have more users than devices within that department, e.g.
Just make sure the CALs you purchase are enterprise-wide per user CALs! 'Ent' CALs are always cheaper then 'AP' CALs as you buy a larger amount re: FTE count. There are 8-10 different SKUs for RDS CALs depending on whether the CALs are purchased according to the FTE count ('enterprise-wide/Ent') or department (termed 'additional product/AP'), different price bands (+/- 1000 FTEs) and 'per user'/'per device'. The FTE count of CALs assumes 'per user' CALs for the organisation, not 'per device', so it doesn't matter which devices, or how many devices, students and teachers use. Hi Cache, yes (I checked with Microsoft some time ago), and I just checked with Microsoft again to be 110% sure. "Additionally, for certain CAL options under the School Agreement and Enrolment for Education Solutions, External Connector Licences are now included for prospective students, alumni, and students and faculty of collaborating institutions." Under Select Licence, Open Licence and School Agreement and Enrolment for Education Solutions a CAL is no longer required for the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of licensed student users." "In support of the government’s Online Reporting policy and targets, Microsoft has extended the coverage of student licences in appropriate circumstances to cover their parents/guardians.
#Rds user cal price license#
There are a couple of license grants that mean you don’t need any external connector licenses for parents, prospective students, alumni (student and faculty/staff) or collaborating academic or government institutions.
You can find confirmation that all connections to school systems by students (and parents) are now licensed by the FTE count of CALs that you have purchased at Microsoft UK Education - Software Licensing - Licences for Schools It is also perfectly valid to transition between per-device CALs to per-User CALs when Software Assurance comes up for renewal, and the transition to EES facilitates this. There is no need to purchase an external connector license. Hi glennda, the number of Terminal Services Client Access Licenses (now purchased as Remote Desktop Services CALs) will be aligned to the your FTE count and is valid for all students connecting from their personal devices.