Q: We are running two Windows 2016 as RD Servers. If the administrator from a single computer login two servers, does that consume 2 device CALS ? When I run the license server report they’re appearing as the same computer name but with different hardware ID so now two administrator users who are administering the server have used up 4 licenses.
A: Generally, each device will only consumed 1 CAL when choosing per Device mode. But there are some factors will impact the Hardware ID of clients and sometimes leads to the issue Multiple per device RDS CALS are issued the same device
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