Later on in Parts 22 through 24 I'll talk more about the actual installation and configuration of licenses for your Terminal Servers.  However, at this point it is important to know that extra licensing will be required for you to use Terminal Services in your environment.  These extra Terminal Server Client Access Licenses - or TSCALs for short - are required by each user or device that connects to your Terminal Server.

TSCALs are a separate license than the standard client access licenses you have likely already purchased for clients in your environment.  Standard client access licenses are used for each client who requires access to a Windows server.  The use of Terminal Services adds an additional requirement to purchase and install TSCALs in addition to client access licenses for clients who will use Terminal Services.  Another important distinction is that TSCALs are required only for clients who connect via Terminal Services and not for those who use an administrative connection via Remote Desktop.

To learn more and to read the entire article at its source, please refer to the following page, Terminal Services Part 8: Licensing - Per User or Per Device? - Concentrated Technology

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