Server 2012 Licencing RDS

Hi,
I am a little confused on how licencing works on Windows Server and require some help please.
I have a server running Windows Server 2012 and in there I have installed SQL express and a 3rd party desktop application which will be using the SQL server o store/retrieve data. Now I need end users to access/work on this application using RDS. The server
is not used for anything else, such as print server, file server etc.
I realize that I have to purchase RDS User Cals for each user that will access the server through RDS but what I am not sure about is if I have to buy additional User Cals for the server itself on top of the RDS licences.
Thanks in advance for any help.
K

Hi,
In addition to above, you can also check below article.
When do I need CAL?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/volume-licensing/archive/2014/03/10/licensing-how-to-when-do-i-need-a-client-access-license-cal.aspx
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
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