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;CNTACTMS]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
You could also contact a local Microsoft reseller.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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"Giovanni Mateo" <gm@softworks.com> wrote in
news:OKmTTS3MEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
> Thanks for your help Vera. Any idea on how to contact Microsoft
> by telephone?
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
> in message
> news:Xns94E0ED78E29FEveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>> If you want to be 100 % sure, I'd phone Microsoft, to avoid any
>> legal issues. But I'm pretty sure that your users are "someone
>> to whom you provide hosted services using the server software",
>> and thereby *not* external users.
>>
>> TS CALs are installed on a TS Licensing Server. Since your TS
>> runs Windows 2000, then the TS Licensing Server *must* run on
>> your Domain Controller.
>> When a client connects to the TS, the TS requests a TS CAL from
>> the TS Licensing Server and issues it to the client (so the
>> clients are never in direct contact with the TS Licensing
>> Server, only with the TS itself).
>>
>> Clients that run W2K Pro or XP Pro receive a free TS CAL from
>> the TS Licensing Server. All other clients need a purchased TS
>> CAL. It's up to you to monitor how many TS CALs are still
>> available in TS Licensing Manager. When you notice that you are
>> running out of available TS CALs, you have to install more.
>>
>> Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing FAQ
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/tsf
>> aq .asp
>>
>> Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing White paper
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/termina
>> l/ tslicensing.asp
>>
>> --
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
>>
>> "Giovanni Mateo" <gm@softworks.com> wrote in
>> news:elvl#8sMEHA.1272@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>>
>> > Thanks Vera. I really appreciate your help. It is very
>> > important that I straighten this out.
>> >
>> > Here are the details:
>> >
>> > 1) We are using a Windows 2000 Server to host the
>> > application. 2) The product is software that we develop and
>> > license. 3) The product is accessed by Terminal Services via
>> > a web browser.
>> > 4) The users are customers that pay a monthly fee to
>> > use the product. The machines they use to connect are their
>> > own responsibility.
>> >
>> > Here are some questions:
>> > 1) Does the Internet Connector License or External Connector
>> > License apply to our situation?
>> > 2) If TS CALs are the way to go, where do we install these?
>> > The server or the client workstations? Does XP and Windows
>> > 2000 come with CALs, and if so, then we do not need to
>> > purchase them, correct?
>> > 3) IF CALS come with Windows 2000 Server, then how do I
>> > determine how many I already have?
>> >
>> > Again, I appreciate your help with this. Thank you very much.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se>
>> > wrote in message
>> > news:Xns94DFF30268F32veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>> >> Ooops, External Connector licenses doesn't seem to fit your
>> >> bill. They are only meant for external users. I think you'll
>> >> need TS CALs.
>> >>
>> >> Q. Who qualifies as an External User?
>> >>
>> >> A. An external user is a person who is not an employee, or
>> >> similar personnel of the company or its affiliates, and is
>> >> not someone to whom you provide hosted services using the
>> >> server software.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Vera Noest
>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >>
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> >> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
>> >>
>> >> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se>
>> >> wrote in
>> >> news:Xns94DFEE3F2584Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16:
>> >>
>> >> > Depends on which platform you will be running, W2K or
>> >> > 2003. On 2003, it's called External Connector license.
>> >> > Check the details here:
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ
>> >> >
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/
>> >> > priclic faq.mspx
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Vera Noest
>> >> > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >> >
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> >> > --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
>> >> >
>> >> > "Giovanni Mateo" <gm@softworks.com> wrote in
>> >> > news:uZv2kkeMEHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hello,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> My company is develpoing an ASP product, that will be
>> >> >> accessed through TS via a browser. What Microsoft
>> >> >> licenses do we need to make this work? Is the Internet
>> >> >> Conenctor License an option, and if so, does anyone know
>> >> >> the pricing?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks.
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