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ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Table of Contents Deploying ABBYY FineReader 11 in a LAN ...................................................................... 3 Deploying ABBYY FineReader 11 .................................................................................................... 3 Step 1. Administrative installation .................................................................................. 5 Installing the License Server and the License Manager .....
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Deploying ABBYY FineReader 11 in a LAN General ABBYY FineReader 11 can be installed and used on a local area network. The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition on a local area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Administrative installation folder requirements 1. 750 MB free hard–disk space to create an administrative installation point 2. Read access to the administrative installation folder (e.g.\\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 11) for all users on whose computers ABBYY FineReader is to be installed. 3. The server (\\MyFileServer) on which the administrative installation point is created must be a file server running under an
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 1. Administrative installation Installing the License Server and the License Manager 1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive. The setup program will start automatically. Note: If the setup program does not start automatically, run the file License Server\Setup.exe from the ABBYY FineReader 11 CD–ROM. 2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Install ABBYY FineReader License Server. 3.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart the ABBYY FineReader 11 CE Licensing Service. Creating an administrative installation point 1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive. The setup program will start automatically Note: If the setup program does not start automatically, run the AdminSetup.exe file from the ABBYY FineReader 11 CD–ROM. 2.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 2. Managing Licenses ABBYY FineReader 11 License Manager is a special application provided with ABBYY FineReader 11 and intended for managing ABBYY FineReader licenses. The application is installed on the License Administration Station when ABBYY FineReader 11 is deployed in a local area network (see Installing the License Server and the License Manager for details).
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on Workstations Important! Before installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on the workstations, be sure to complete Steps 1 and 2 (see Step 1. Administrative installation, Step 2. Managing Licenses). A workstation obtains a per–seat license and is bound to the server only when ABBYY FineReader 11 is installed on it in accordance with the configuration of the licenses at the time of the installation.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide The program icon will appear in the Start menu of the workstation. Clicking this icon automatically installs the program in default configuration (the interface language is selected automatically based on the regional settings of the computer). Silent installation For silent installation, type Setup.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 2052 Chinese (Simplified) *The number of available interface languages depends on the type of your distribution package. /V"" passes the specified command line directly to msiexec.exe. Instead of the words "command line" you can specify the following: INSTALLDIR="" specifies the path to the folder where ABBYY FineReader 11 will be installed.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 3. Right–click the site, domain, or another organized unit that contains the computer or group of computers onto which ABBYY FineReader 11 is to be installed. 4. On the shortcut menu, select Properties.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Group Policy tab and then click Open… 6. Right–click the organized unit that contains the computer or group of computers onto which ABBYY FineReader 11 is to be installed. 7.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 8. Enter a descriptive name and click OK. 9. Right–click the Group Policy object you have created and select Edit. 10. In the Group Policy Object Editor window, click Computer Configuration>Software Settings>Software Installation. 11.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 12. Provide the network path to the file ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition.msi that is located in the administrative installation folder on the server (see Step 1. Administrative installation). 13. Select the Advanced deployment method. 14. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modifications tab and then click the Add… button. 15.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 1033.mst English 1034.mst Spanish 1036.mst French 1038.mst Hungarian 1040.mst Italian 1041.mst Japanese 1042.mst Korean 1043.mst Dutch 1045.mst Polish 1046.mst Portuguese (Brazilian) 1049.mst Russian 1051.mst Slovak 1053.mst Swedish 1055.mst Turkish 1058.mst Ukrainian 1061.mst Estonian 2052.mst Chinese (Simplified) E.g.: To install ABBYY FineReader with the Russian interface, select 1049.mst.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 4. In the Package Properties dialog box that opens, enter the required package properties. 5. Click the Data Source tab. 6. Make sure that the This package contains source files box is not selected and click OK. 7. In the package you have just created, select Programs.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 8. On the Action menu, select New>Program. 9. On the General tab of the Program Properties dialog box: • Enter a descriptive name for the program in the Name field • Type setup.exe /q in the Command Line field • In the Start in field, enter the path to the administrative installation folder (e.g. \\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 11) 17
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide On the Environment tab of the Program Properties dialog box: 10.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 11. Change the condition in the Program can run field if required and click OK. 12. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard. To run the wizard, on the Action menu, select All Tasks>Distribute Software and follow the instructions of the wizard. Important! You cannot create Distribution Points. Using Task Scheduler To install ABBYY FineReader on workstations using Task Scheduler: 1.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Frequently Asked Questions How can I install ABBYY FineReader 11 on a terminal server? The operation of ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition in terminal mode has been tested for the following configurations: • Windows 2003 Terminal Server • Windows 2008 Terminal Server Important! Only Concurrent licenses support terminal mode. 1. Perform administrative installation.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart the ABBYY FineReader 11 CE Licensing Service Install ABBYY FineReader on the workstations. For detailed instructions, see Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on Workstations. 4. Note: If ABBYY FineReader is already installed on the workstations, repair ABBYY FineReader on all the workstations.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide How can I rename the computer hosting the License Server or move the License Server to another computer? If you deployed ABBYY FineReader in the local area network and then changed the name of the computer hosting the License Server or an unexpected error occurred on the License Server computer, do the following: 1. Remove the License Server from the computer on which it was installed. Note: If this computer is inaccessible, go to step 2.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Group Work in a LAN ABBYY FineReader 11 provides tools and capabilities for processing documents over a local area network (LAN). Processing the same ABBYY FineReader document on several computers When running ABBYY FineReader over a local area network, all the program tools and capabilities are available on the workstations.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide read/write permissions for the folders where they are stored. To view the list of available user languages in the Language Editor dialog box (select Tools>Language Editor… and scroll to User languages). When a user language is being used by several users, it is available as "read–only," and users will not be able to change user language properties.
ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Technical Support If you have any questions about how to install and use ABBYY FineReader 11 to which you cannot find answers in this System Administrator's Guide, please contact the ABBYY technical support service or ABBYY partners. For contact information, please refer to the "Support" section at www.abbyy.com.
