Windows Server External Connector Standard

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This product license is required if any external users will be accessing or consuming services that are provided by a particular Windows Server.

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Windows Server External Connector Standard

Microsoft is known for making many changes to their Windows Server Licensing in the past several years, especially as it relates to external user access. External users are users who are not either Customer's or Affiliates' employees, or its affiliates' onsite contractors or agents. To help these users have access to server products, Microsoft published External Connectors, which is an additional license assigned to a server that permits access to that specific server. This product license is required if any external users will be accessing or consuming services that are provided by a particular Windows Server.

The term "consuming services provided by a Windows Server" isn't limited to just accessing files. If your external users utilize your VPN services, or have access to any of the applications running on your server, that server is still required to have an External Connector license. When budgeting, make sure you give thought to these external users to avoid complications and cost risks. In case of a small amount of external users, you might find it less expensive to purchase individual CALs for them.

Note that these license policies are still in the process of evolving. Some programs that used to require such license no longer need it in recent updates. We suggest you gain information about which server features require a license, and make your purchase based on that knowledge.

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