Per Device | Per User |
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CALs are physically assigned to each device. | CALs are assigned to a user in Active Directory. |
CALs are tracked by the license server. | CALs are tracked by the license server. |
CALs can be tracked regardless of Active Directory membership. | CALs cannot be tracked within a workgroup. |
You can revoke up to 20% of CALs. | You cannot revoke any CALs. |
Temporary CALs are valid for 52–89 days. | Temporary CALs are not available. |
CALs cannot be overallocated. | CALs can be overallocated (in breach of the Remote Desktop licensing agreement). |
2008 R2 and earlier CAL | 2012 CAL | 2016 CAL | 2019 CAL | |
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2008, 2008 R2 license server | Yes | No | No | No |
2012 license server | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2012 R2 license server | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2016 license server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2019 license server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |