Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2019 Device CAL

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2019 Device CAL – legally compliant device licence for shared devices. Get yours now.

With the Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2019 Device CAL, you license a device's access to sessions and RemoteApps in your RDS environment. It is particularly suitable for shared PCs, thin clients or terminals and provides stable, high-performance remote workplaces with no subscription.

The Device CAL is charged per device and is economical when several people use the same device – for example in shift operations, on kiosk systems or in labs. Delivery is digital by email, including brief instructions, so you can quickly assign the CALs on the RD Licensing server and put them to productive use.

Features

• Device CAL (per device): Assigns the right of access to RDS functions to a specific device.
• RDS roles: Access to RD Session Host and RemoteApp; usable with RD Gateway and RD Web Access.
• Perpetual licence: License once, use permanently – no subscription.
• Licence management: Convenient setup and activation via the RD Licensing server.
• Scalable: CALs can be added per device at any time as needed.
• Licence-compliant: Device access in line with Microsoft's Server+CAL model.
• Digital delivery: Licence key and instructions by email.
• Practical: Ideal for shared workstations and thin client environments.

Benefits & value

• Cost efficiency: Particularly worthwhile when several users share the same device – for example in shifts or at terminals.
• Planning security: Perpetual licence with clear, one-off purchase costs.
• Productivity: Reliable remote access to desktops and applications via RDP.
• Easy management: Assignment, tracking and compliance via the RD Licensing server.
• Flexibility: Device and User CALs can be combined within a company – to suit the usage pattern.
• Fast provision: Email delivery and instructions make for a smooth start.

Compatibility & licence notes

This licence is a Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) 2019 Device CAL and entitles a specific device to access the RDS services of a Windows Server 2019. In addition to RDS CALs, Windows Server CALs are generally required for access to Windows Server. The RDS CAL version should match the server version in use; in practice, newer CALs are usually backward compatible with the same or an older server generation.

Assignment and activation take place via the RD Licensing server. Device and User CALs can be used side by side within a company, but should be used consistently according to the usage scenario (not twice for the same access path). This licence contains no server software and no User CAL. Delivery is digital by email.

Alternatives & recommendations

• Planning the server base? Take a look at Windows Server 2019 Standard.
• For large-scale virtualisation and RDS: Windows Server 2019 Datacenter.
• Evaluating a more recent generation? Check out Windows Server 2022 Standard.
• More choice: All Windows Server 2019 licences.

System requirements

Get your RDS 2019 Device CAL now and get started with licence-compliant remote access.