Microsoft Campus Agreement Server Questions
Our department has Windows Terminal Server, how does this agreement relate to that?
As with other server products, media and licensing for Windows Terminal Services are not covered by the MSCA, but can be purchased under the MS Select Agreement. Beginning with Windows 2000, Terminal Services became a service of Windows Server rather than a separate server product.
For computers accessing Windows Server 2000 and 2003, The University of Texas System has Terminal Server CALs licensed for the entire system. All clients are covered regardless of the operating system they are actually running (such as Mac OS, UNIX, etc.)
Windows 2000 Systems Administrators can configure the Windows Licensing Service to use a volume license enrollment number for these CALs. To receive this enrollment number, please send a request including proof of licensing to SDS.
For Windows Server 2003, administrators must obtain CAL tokens from Microsoft using a volume license enrollment number. A license server must be configured to handle the disbursement of CAL tokens to eligible clients. Please see our Windows Server 2003 FAQ for more information.
Do departments have to purchase individual Client Access Licenses (CALs) for NT/2000 Server, SQL Server or Exchange Enterprise Licenses?
Please see Do departments have to purchase individual Client Access Licenses for more information.
May we install Microsoft Office on our server and use it in a distributed mode to our clients rather than installing it on each client machine?
Any client system accessing Office via a server must be licensed under the UT System Microsoft Campus Agreement (i.e., a UT owned machine). Outside entities may NOT access Office via a server.
Windows Terminal Server and Citrix software is the only method we are aware of to serve Office to client machines. Windows Terminal Server is included with Windows 2000 server. If you are running NT server you will need to purchase the Windows Terminal Server version. Access for X-terminal or Macintosh clients will require Citrix software.
