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I have setup a remote desktop gateway but only intend to use it for administrative access to servers. Correct me if I am wrong but as long as I am only using the RD Gateway for administrative purposes and limit it to two connections per server at a time I don't need licenses.

If that is true then, how do I get the gateway to not expire after the grace period?

Chuck Herrington
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  • No that is not correct. And you need to contact Microsoft for licensing questions. "Do I need an RDS CAL if I am not running a multiuser environment but use functionality in Remote Desktop Services - for example, Remote Desktop Gateway? Yes. An RDS CAL is required to use any functionality included in the Remote Desktop Services role in Windows Server. [...] if you are using RDS Gateway [...] to provide access to a Windows client [...]" http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/D/4/3D42BDC2-6725-4B29-B75A-A5B04179958B/WindowsServerRDS_VLBrief.pdf – Greg Askew Sep 09 '15 at 14:58
  • I have read the "Licensing Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services" brief. Where my interpretation is coming from is that document, page 2 paragraph 2: "Note: No RDS CALs are required for up to two users to access instances of the server software for administration purposes." – Chuck Herrington Sep 09 '15 at 17:41
  • You're confusing Remote Desktop for Administration with Remote Desktop Gateway. You need licenses to use RD Gateway, 100%. – Greg Askew Sep 09 '15 at 17:49

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Your interpretation is more or less correct. If you don't add the licenses, it will terminate other sessions when sessions past the first two are created. There's also a console session which has special rules.

Jesse K
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