CRM 4.0 External connector license

External connector license is used to license a software to people that do not belong to the organization (e.g. firm) that has actually paid for the licenses. The external connector license is only needed if you plan to share your Microsoft Dynamics CRM data with external users (non-employees).

External user accounts need to be created in the internal organization to grant access and enforce the security model. They are full CRM users; password management depends on the active directory configuration and/or the way they are authenticated. If they log on the AD they can change the passwords, if they access CRM from Internet Facing Deployments (IFD), not.

“The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 External Connector enables customers to extend CRM to their external users such as customers, partners suppliers, and end users who access a copy of the server software  for which a license was acquired, through any application/graphical user interface (GUI), other than Microsoft Dynamics CRM clients.  External users do not include employees, independent contractors, agents, service providers, or other persons providing services to or on behalf of the organization holding the license.  External users also do not include hosted-service users. An External Connector must be purchased for each server that hosts an application that provides external access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0”.

Thanks

EMEA Dynamics CRM Team

Comments

• Anonymous
  December 16, 2010
  I have One question..... This External connector will allow the external user who is not part of active directory??? .....