Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Server CALs Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Server CALs Edition

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Windows Server Datacenter access licensing · User CAL packs

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Server CALs Edition

Choose a 2, 5, 10, 20 or 50-CAL pack for named-user access to an appropriately licensed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter environment. One supplied licence record covers the selected CAL quantity. These CALs provide access rights; they do not include the Datacenter server software, core licensing or Remote Desktop Services licensing.

Datacenter buyer note: Windows Server CALs are version-based rather than edition-specific. This page is organised for customers licensing access to Windows Server 2016 Datacenter; the underlying 2016 CAL entitlement can also cover Standard of the same or an earlier version, subject to Microsoft's terms.
Choose the correct licence layer: Your server software must be licensed separately. Remote Desktop Services requires an additional matching RDS CAL for each connecting user or device; RDS CALs are not included on this page.
  • 2–50 CAL packs
  • Named-user access
  • One licence covers the selected quantity
  • Fast email delivery
  • Not an RDS CAL
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Quick product facts

Know exactly what you are buying

ProductWindows Server 2016 base Server CALs for Datacenter access
CAL modelUser CALs for named-user access
Pack choices2, 5, 10, 20 or 50 CALs
Licence channelRetail, OEM or MAK, supplied according to stock availability
Datacenter softwareNot included; license the server cores separately
Remote Desktop ServicesNot included; separate RDS CAL required

Digital fulfilment

Fast delivery with Australian installation support

What arrives by email

Your delivery email contains the supplied licence information for the selected CAL quantity, relevant Microsoft guidance and clear instructions.

Typical delivery time

Most verified orders are emailed within 1–10 minutes. Payment or fraud-review checks can occasionally extend fulfilment time.

Support included

Get help through remote assistance, live chat, email or phone. If a supplied licence issue cannot be resolved after supported checks, Software Mart will arrange a replacement or refund under its policy.

No RDS Manager activation: Base Windows Server CALs are access entitlements and are not installed through Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. That console is used for RDS CALs, which are a separate product.

Licence-model decision

Choose User CALs when people outnumber their regular devices

Hybrid employees

One licensed person can access Windows Server services from an office PC, laptop or another work device.

Mobile teams

Useful when named employees move between locations and regularly use more than one endpoint.

Identity-based management

Track licensing by named user rather than tying the access right to a single shared device.

Three licence layers

Base CALs and RDS CALs solve different requirements

  1. 1

    License the Datacenter server cores

    License all physical cores in the server for Windows Server 2016 Datacenter under Microsoft's minimum core requirements.

  2. 2

    License ordinary access

    Assign a base Windows Server User or Device CAL to each user or device that requires it under Microsoft's terms.

  3. 3

    Add RDS licensing when required

    For Remote Desktop Services sessions, add the matching RDS User or Device CAL. An RDS CAL does not replace the base CAL.

Access model

User CAL or Device CAL?

User CAL

License one named person

  • One CAL per licensed user
  • User may access from multiple work devices
  • Often suits mobile and hybrid teams
  • This page's intended licence model

Device CAL

License one specific device

  • One CAL per licensed device
  • Multiple people may use that device
  • Often suits shared PCs, kiosks and shift work
  • Choose a separate Device CAL product

Avoid a wrong order

What is not included

This page is for

  • Base Windows Server 2016 access rights for named users of a Datacenter environment.
  • Organisations whose licensed users work from multiple devices.
  • Selecting a confirmed User CAL pack quantity.

Not supplied by a base CAL

Server 2016 support endsJanuary 2027

Version planning

Match CAL purchases to the server roadmap

Microsoft extended support for Windows Server 2016 ends in January 2027. Confirm the server version users will access and whether an upgrade is planned before investing in additional 2016 CALs.

Buyer questions

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Server CAL FAQs

Does one supplied licence cover the selected CAL quantity?

Yes. One supplied licence record covers the 2, 5, 10, 20 or 50-CAL quantity selected above.

Is a Server CAL Windows Server Datacenter software?

No. It provides access rights for the licensed users. Windows Server 2016 Datacenter software and core licensing must be purchased separately.

Does one User CAL cover several people?

No. Each User CAL is assigned to one named user. Choose Device CALs instead when many people share a smaller number of fixed devices.

Can a licensed user work from several devices?

Yes. A User CAL follows the named user rather than one endpoint, subject to Microsoft's licence terms.

Do I enter this in Remote Desktop Licensing Manager?

No. Remote Desktop Licensing Manager is for RDS CALs. This page supplies base Windows Server access CALs; RDS CALs are purchased separately.

Are CALs different for Standard and Datacenter?

Windows Server CALs are version-based access licences and are not normally edition-specific. An appropriate Windows Server 2016 CAL can provide access to Standard or Datacenter of the same or an earlier version.

How many CALs should I buy?

Count every named user who requires licensed access to the Datacenter environment, then select the matching pack. Contact Software Mart if your environment mixes User CALs, Device CALs or RDS access.

Ready to choose?

Select the Server CAL pack for your Datacenter environment

Count every named user who requires licensed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter access, choose the matching 2, 5, 10, 20 or 50-CAL pack above, and contact us before ordering if Remote Desktop Services is also required.

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Official Microsoft references

Microsoft Product Terms and licensing documentation control if they conflict with this explanatory summary.

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