From MS' licensing site:
"... You can either purchase a CAL for every device (used by any user) that
accesses your server, or purchase a CAL for every named user that accesses
your servers (from any device). Devices include not only desktop workstations
in your office but also mobile phones that have Internet access, handheld
PCs, and remote workstations. Whichever type of CAL you choose, a separate
Windows Small Business Server 2003 CAL (of either type) is required for each
user or device that accesses or uses the server software on any of your
servers."
Does this mean that someone who has email being copied/forwarded from their
company account to a Blackberry needs a CAL for the Blackberry? I'm not sure
if an automatic forward counts as another device, especially since it's going
to the blackberry servers. I would compare it to auto-forwarding to a yahoo
mail account, except that the blackberry does synch up with Outlook.
Also, I know that servers need CALs for SBS, but what determines that? If I
have a separate web server, do I need a CAL for it? As far as I can see,
traffic will be going through the firewall to the web server (have yet to put
it in a DMZ) and bypassing the SBS server altogher.
"Device CALs might make most economic and administrative sense for an
organization that has multiple users for one device, such as shift workers.
User CALs might make most sense for an organization that has many roaming
employees who access the corporate network from unknown devices and/or
employees who access the network through multiple devices."
OK this makes it seem that user CALs are what we need. However, how does SBS
handle the same account connecting from multiple computers? There are a
couple of people who use about six different machines for video editing, and
they log on with the one account to all those machine.
"The number of Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs required equals the
maximum number of users or devices that may simultaneously access or use the
server software installed on a particular server. The Windows Small Business
Server 2003 CALs that you purchase are designated for use exclusively with a
particular server.
You have the right to switch one time to the other license typeâ??from user
CALs to device CALs or from device CALs to user CALs. Your Windows Small
Business Server 2003 CALs (of either type) would then be used in the other
mode instead."