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Part I – A Beginner's Guide to Terminal Services

1	Terminal Services Overview
2	System Installation
3	Licensing
4	System Configuration
5	User Access and Client Software
6	Application Installation
7	System Administration and Operation
8	Server Sizing and Scalability

Part II – An Expert's Guide to Terminal Services

9	Terminal Server Internals
10	Network Planning and High Availability
11	User Environment
12	Access and Security
13	Printing
14	Registry
15	Scripting
16	Web Technologies

Part III – Terminal Services Complementary Concepts

17	Third Party Extension Products
18	Desktop and Application Virtualization
19	Deployment Automation
20	Resource and Security Management
21	Testing and Quality Assurance
22	Optimization and Performance Tuning
23	Project Methodology
24	Terminal Services API

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3. Licensing

Posted by Benny Tritsch on August 26, 2008

[Licensing] [Licensing Models] [License Server] [Licensing Tools]

In the deployment of a terminal server, the question of licensing policy is far from trivial. In corporate environments in particular, terminal servers have hundreds or even thousands of users. For this reason, it is very important to examine Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services licensing in detail.

In terminal server environments, licensing can be a challenging topic. The reason for this is that compliance to one terminal server licensing mode is technically enforced by the system while the other licensing mode is only monitored, which may lead to misinterpretation and technical issues.

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3	Licensing
3.1	Terminal Services Licensing Models
3.2	License Server
3.3	Licensing Tools