eternal_21
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Small Business Server 2003
Can you give me a URL that has any technical information on the new Windows Server 2003 licensing model? I am looking for information on how the "User-Based and Device-Based" license actually management works.
I am not looking for either of these Microsoft FAQ:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/generalfaq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection128122121120120 or http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/priclicfaq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection121126121120120
I am not looking for either of these Microsoft FAQ:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/generalfaq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection128122121120120 or http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/priclicfaq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection121126121120120
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You can't "pick" users for the licenses to be applied for. As the user logs in they are assigned a license. First come - first served approach.
You can play with the licence Manager MMC and delete devices or Users mis-assigned, but as far as I'm aware you there is no assign of licenses.
You can play with the licence Manager MMC and delete devices or Users mis-assigned, but as far as I'm aware you there is no assign of licenses.
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Is the Licence Manager MMC available in SBS2003?
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I had to call Microsoft Support for the answer here. Apparently you have to select the user that you are going to apply a User CAL for, and Activate it with Microsoft. I am going to select ahmedbahgat's comment as the answer, as it may help someone else.
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Hi eternal_21,
>>Apparently you have to select the user that you are going to apply a User CAL for, and Activate it with Microsoft
Really? I'll have to talk to someone at Ms as I got a different answer when I asked at a technet seession. Oh well ....
>>Apparently you have to select the user that you are going to apply a User CAL for, and Activate it with Microsoft
Really? I'll have to talk to someone at Ms as I got a different answer when I asked at a technet seession. Oh well ....
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Let me know if you come up with anything What90, and I will gladly open up another thread.
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Say I buy 10 device licenses, and 5 user licenses. How do I register those 5 user licenses with specific users, so they may access the network from anywhere, and they other users can access from the 10 licensed workstations?