Windows Server 2016 licencing

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Tymoniasty

Hi Guys,



I am having difficulties with understanding the licensing for the above system.



We are a small company with less than 50 employees (more than 25). Each employee has its own unique AD profile and their own computer.

Just a few users are accessing the server (administrators).



On the licensing overview for Windows 2016 server, it says "**CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server."


What does it mean? Do users authenticating with AD or accessing shared folders on the server are "accessing a server"?


Or does "server access" only happens when user is logging remotely or locally to the system?



This makes a huge difference for us - purchasing CALs is quite expensive.





Can someone assist me with this query?
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