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Windows Server: Can Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Client Access Licenses be Installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 License Server. Article Summary: This article provides information on using Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop client access licenses with a Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop license server. As discussed in Terminal Server/Remote Desktop Client Access Licenses . Remote Desktop client access licenses (RD CALs) must be purchased and installed on a license server in order to properly implement Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server. For the most part, Remote Desktop licensing is backward compatible but not forward compatible, meaning that the version of the RD CALs must be equal to or earlier than the version of Windows running on the license server in order for the CALs to install successfully. This is illustrated in the RDS and TS CAL Interoperability Matrix. A license server running Windows Server 2008 R2 supports Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 RD CALs. This allows a single license server to support multiple RD Session Host servers running different versions of Windows; however, a license server running Windows Server 2008 R2 will not support Windows Server 2012 RD CALs, and attempting to install them will result in an error implying that the key associated with the CALs is invalid. Fortunately, Microsoft allows Windows Server 2012 RD CALs to be downgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 RD CALs, but this requires a call to the Microsoft Clearinghouse . which maintains data on all activated RD license servers. The Clearinghouse is able to issue a downgraded license key which is compatible with a license server running Windows Server 2008 R2. For instructions on obtaining a phone number for the Clearinghouse, see Locate the Microsoft Clearinghouse Telephone Number for Your Country or Region. Quick Tips content is self-published by the Dell Support Professionals who resolve issues daily. In order to achieve a speedy publication, Quick Tips may represent only partial solutions or work-arounds that are still in development or pending further proof of successfully resolving an issue. As such Quick Tips have not been reviewed, validated or approved by Dell and should be used with appropriate caution. Dell shall not be liable for any loss, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profit or loss of revenue, which customers may incur by following any procedure or advice set out in the Quick Tips. : 09/23/2014 01:59 PM.