

RDS clients are not licensed, so if you want to use RDS, you have to purchase RDS user or device client access licenses (CALs) or external connector licenses.RDS servers are licensed with Windows Server if you own a Windows Server license you're licensed to use an RDS server on the same machine.


In the server/client licensing model, both servers and clients connecting to the servers must be licensed. Windows Server uses the server/client licensing model.This doc lists the most important aspects of licensing on-premise installations of Windows Server at UW-Madison. The best sources of Windows Server licensing info are Microsoft's licensing datasheets and Product Terms.
