General Information

• TechNet Forum: Windows Server 2012 RDS per user CAL license – exceeded It looks like the RDS license will track usage, but will not disallow connect to the RDS Host server
• TechNet Forum: Change CAL expiration date Per Device CAL issued by a license server is configured to automatically expire after a random period between 52 and 89 days. Only Device CAL can manual revoke, user CAL cannot manual revoke.
• YouTube: Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Installation And Publish RemoteApp
• 如何使用Server 2012 R2建置遠端桌面服務 (Domain environment, install license & session host into single server, no need RDS Gateway/Broker)
• TechNet Blog: Using Multiple Monitors in Remote Desktop Session for 2008 R2+ server RDP connection

Windows Server 2008 Terminal Service

• TS Easy Print, no need printer driver at server
• Domain SSO (W2k8 server, Vista client), no need to re-enter password for RDP, allow running RemoteApp directly
• All sessions are now equal. /admin option to replace /console option is only use to connect without consume TS CAL – Still applicable at 2012R2 RDS
• TS Web Access not only can start a web-based Remote Connection, but can connect to a RemoteApp only
• TS Gateway (RDP over HTTPS)
• TS Licensing can now Revoke per-Device CAL and use on other users, only 20% CAL can be revoked, until they’re expired
• TS Session Broker (replaces TS Session Directory), for user to find right server after disconnect