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Windows 2008 RDS Licencing with Foundation Server

Hello!

We are looking to setup a server for a client that will allow up to 3 users to remote desktop to it from remote locations. As far as licencing is concerned, we need to keep the costs down so I have been looking at Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation.

I see that Terminal Services is now called RDS and each concurrent connection will need an RDS licence? I also read a bit about RDS connector but I dont quite understand.

I would just like the know what is need as a minimum to run a simple server that that will allow 3 concurrent connections via remote desktop each being able to run applications in their own separate sessions. The server doesnt need to be a domain controller, can I just authenicate against the server using local accounts?

As far as I understand so far, I would need...
1x Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Foundation Edition (approx £150 if bundled with the server)
1x Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services - 5 User CAL (approx £430)

Are there any RDS CALs included with foundation by default?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

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Many thanks leew,

Does Foundation come with the required standard 5 CALs to be able to then have RDS CALs on top? Also, how do you go about assigning an RDS CAL to a specific user, can this be done with local users or do they have to be on a domain controller active directory?

Cheers in advance!
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Thanks leew, thats very interesting. When you say "the network itself must be 15 or fewer", do you mean overall, for example this could be a network for one customer who is in a rack with other VLANs for other customers?
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Ok I think ive almost got it! - One final thing I jsut wanted to confirm, although no CALs are required for up to 15 users, I assume we would still need the RDS CALs, and in turn would we also need standard CALs for those if we did have 5 RDS CALs.

Many thanks for the clarification!
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Got it! Thanks for your advice and totally understand your disclaimer :) Sending points..