External Connector
Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited
- Unit
- Other
- Aliases
- External Connector License; External Connector; Windows Server 2025 External Connector
- Definition
- External Connector License means a License assigned to a Server that permits access to the corresponding version of the server software or earlier versions of the server software by External Users. External Users means users that are not (a) employees of Customer or its Affiliates, (b) contractors or agents that typically work for Customer or its Affiliates for more than 30 hours on average per week, or (c) contractors or agents that typically work onsite for Customer or its Affiliates on each working day. (Microsoft Product Terms — Glossary.)
- Counting rules
- Windows Server External User Access Requirements: CALs or External Connector. Server External User Access Base Access License: Windows Server 2025 External Connector. Additive External Connector Licenses exist for Remote Desktop Services, Active Directory Rights Management Services, and Microsoft Identity Manager 2016. Additive External Connector License means an External Connector License that must be used in conjunction with a base External Connector License. License Mobility through Software Assurance for Windows Server: External Connector only.
- Floors / minimums
- One External Connector License assigned to a Server (alternative to CALs for External Users). Additive External Connector Licenses, where required, are in addition to the base External Connector.
- Applies to products
- Windows Server
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