Updated: July 13, 2020 (January 13, 2003)
Charts & IllustrationsWindows Server 2003 Client Access License Options
This table outlines the various Windows Server 2003 Client Access License (CAL) options that will be available when Windows Server 2003 ships in 2003. Changes related to Windows .NET Terminal Server are covered in the table “Terminal Server CAL Changes in Windows Server 2003“.
| CAL | What It Covers |
| Existing Options Carried Forward | |
| No CAL required | Anonymous access to a Windows server when user identification is impossible or not needed, such as anonymous access to a Windows-powered Web server or to a firewall/caching server. |
| CAL in per-server mode (concurrent) | One log-on session to a Windows server, most popular in organizations with a single Windows server shared by multiple staff. |
| CAL in per-seat mode, assigned to a device
(Note: The mode name will be changed to “per device or per user”) |
Access by one device to all Windows servers in an organization, popular in larger organizations in which users access multiple Windows servers. |
| New Options | |
| CAL | |
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