Question about LYNC 2010 Licensing. Do we need all 3 Types of User CALs?

Hello

We are Using Lync 2010 Standard with the following options:

-Instant Messaging & Presence

-Dial out/Receive from PSTN

-Join Meeting Audio from PBX or other Phone Number

-Monitoring

-Mediation Server

-Web Conferencing

-Edge Server planned

For new Users we have to buy additional CALs. With the options we are using which types of CALs do we have to buy?

I know that we need Standard and Plus CALs. Do we also need Enterprise CALs?

I found the following point in the Lync Licensing Guide:

2.1.2 Client Access Licenses (CAL)

To access Lync Server 2010, a CAL is required. A CAL is a license that gives a user the right to access the services of the server. There are three CALs for Lync:

 Lync Server 2010 Standard CAL

 Lync Server 2010 Enterprise CAL

 Lync Server 2010 Plus CAL

The Standard CAL is the base CAL and required in all scenarios. Enterprise CALs and Plus CAL is additive and is sold as a supplement to the Standard CAL. To enable Standard CAL features for a user, the user must be licensed with the Standard CAL. To use either the Enterprise CAL or the Plus CAL features, the user must be licensed with a Standard CAL and either one (1) Enterprise CAL or one (1) Plus CAL. To enable all features, a user must be licensed with all three CALs.

Because we are not using all Features I'm not sure if we need also the Enterprise CALs for our Users. Hope someone can tell me how to do correctly!

Thanks in advance for answers.

Kind Regards,

Romano

August 22nd, 2013 8:13am

Hi,

Does the web conference include app sharing , audio/video 1:M conference ? If yes , you need Enterprise CAL as well. Have a look at Lync 2013 licensing guide for more information ; http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/lync/microsoft-lync-licensing-overview-lync-for-multiple-users-FX103789668.aspx

Thanks

S

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August 22nd, 2013 8:34am

Thank you Saleesh!

I have 1 more question:

At the Moment we have a Dialin Conference, internal we can use it over the website including sharing of the desktop, videos, etc... 

If we disable sharing and Video and wanna use only IM and Call in a conference how is it about the CALs?

Thanks!


August 22nd, 2013 9:48am

Hi,

For any questions about CALs, you can contact Microsoft license support:

https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/Help/Contact.aspx

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August 30th, 2013 11:36am

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