Terminal Services CAL

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Smowk

How do I allow more than 2 people at a time to be logged into a terminal
server? I've read about adding licenses, but how do i go about doing this?
 
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Dan DiNicolo

Smowk said:
How do I allow more than 2 people at a time to be logged into a terminal
server? I've read about adding licenses, but how do i go about doing
this?
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It sounds like your server is currently running in administration mode
(which only allows 2 simultaneous connections). You'll want to switch to
application mode, and then add licenses. A great resources for TS licensing
can be found here:

http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?id=154
 
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Smowk

It sounds like your server is currently running in administration mode
(which only allows 2 simultaneous connections). You'll want to switch to
application mode, and then add licenses. A great resources for TS
licensing can be found here:

http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?id=154
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Will switching to application mode allow for the same "Remote Desktop"
settings.

We're pushing our inventory work out to the restaurants (from the main
office) of the company I work for. Rather than setting up a VPN and having
all network traffic travel through (which is unneeded) i'm having them rdp
into a server at the central office to run the inventory software (which uses
SQL) from there.

Will they still be able to login to a "Remote Desktop" and use the inventory
software as if they were sitting in the office like they can now?

Smowk
 
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Dan DiNicolo

Smowk said:
Will switching to application mode allow for the same "Remote Desktop"
settings.

We're pushing our inventory work out to the restaurants (from the main
office) of the company I work for. Rather than setting up a VPN and
having
all network traffic travel through (which is unneeded) i'm having them rdp
into a server at the central office to run the inventory software (which
uses
SQL) from there.

Will they still be able to login to a "Remote Desktop" and use the
inventory
software as if they were sitting in the office like they can now?

Smowk
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Absolutely on all counts
 
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Jeffrey Randow (MVP)

Actually, it depends on whether your application is multi-user aware.
A better place to answer this question is the terminal services
newsgroups where you can ask about the compatibility with your
specific application.
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Jeffrey Randow (Network MVP)

Remote Networking Technology FAQ -
http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
My Networking Blog: http://www.networkblog.net
MS Network Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/networking/default.mspx
MS Home Networking Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/communities/wireless.mspx
 
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Smowk

Actually, it depends on whether your application is multi-user aware.
A better place to answer this question is the terminal services
newsgroups where you can ask about the compatibility with your
specific application.
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It's definately multi-user aware...microsoft great plains dynamics
 
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Smowk

I can't find anything on Great Plains and Terminal Services, so you
should be safe... :)
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Jeffrey Randow (Network MVP)

Remote Networking Technology FAQ -
http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
My Networking Blog: http://www.networkblog.net
MS Network Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/networking
/default.mspx MS Home Networking Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/communities/wireless.mspx
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i've been using it multi-user in administration mode, so it should work
fine in application
 
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Jeffrey Randow (MVP)

Many apps work well in Administration mode since Administration mode
acts like you are a single session. Application mode breaks quite a
few applications that are not multi-user aware (Microsoft Office, for
instance)...

---
Jeffrey Randow (Network MVP)

Remote Networking Technology FAQ -
http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com
My Networking Blog: http://www.networkblog.net
MS Network Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/networking/default.mspx
MS Home Networking Community -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/communities/wireless.mspx
 
S

Smowk

Many apps work well in Administration mode since Administration mode
acts like you are a single session. Application mode breaks quite a
few applications that are not multi-user aware (Microsoft Office, for
instance)...
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it's really only to use 1 piece of software. Microsoft Great Plains
Dynamics, which is definately multi-user aware
 
S

Smowk

Many apps work well in Administration mode since Administration mode
acts like you are a single session. Application mode breaks quite a
few applications that are not multi-user aware (Microsoft Office, for
instance)...
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another question...forgot to add it

do i have to add or setup a license server to have 3-5 connections at once
going if they are all using 2k pro or xp pro? I've read that pro version
include a CAL
 
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Jeffrey Randow (MVP)

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