WINDOWS SERVER 2022 - 10 RDS DEVICE CALS

Product Information "Windows Server 2022 RDS - 10 Device CALs"

Every user and every device that connects to a remote desktop host session requires CAL (Client Access License) licenses. Use the Remote Desktop licensing service to install, release and keep track of the Remote Desktop Services CAL licenses.

When a user or a device connects to a Remote Desktop Session Host server, the latter determines whether a Remote Desktop Services CAL license is needed. The Remote Desktop Session Host server then requests a Remote Desktop Services CAL license from the Remote Desktop licensing server. If an appropriate Remote Desktop Services CAL license is available on a licensing server, the license is issued to the client to allow the connection to the Remote Desktop Session Host server and from there to the desktop or apps they are trying to use.

Use the following information to learn about the operation of Remote Desktop Services CAL licenses and to distribute and manage licenses:

Granting CAL (Client Access License) for the distribution of Remote Desktop Services

Information on the CAL Remote Desktop Services licensing model

Compatibility of CAL Remote Desktop Services license versions

Information on the CAL Remote Desktop Services licensing model

CAL licenses for Remote Desktop Services device

CAL licenses for Remote Desktop Services user

The following table describes the differences between the two types of CAL licenses: