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ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Table of Contents Deploying ABBYY FineReader 10 in a LAN............................................................................... 4 Deploying ABBYY FineReader 10.........................................................................................................................4 Step 1. Administrative installation ...............................................................................................
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Deploying ABBYY FineReader 10 in a LAN General ABBYY FineReader 10 can be installed and used on a local area network. The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition on a local area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide License Server requirements 1. 100 MB free hard–disk space to create license files and accounts 2. The number of connections supported by the operating system of the License Server must be at least equal to the total number of potential users of the program (only for Concurrent licenses). Microsoft Windows XP, for example, allows no more than 10 simultaneous connections, allowing to run ABBYY FineReader only on 10 workstations at a time.
ABBYY FineReader 10 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 10 CD–ROM. 2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Install ABBYY FineReader License Server. 3.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 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 10 CD– ROM. 2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Create administrative installation point. 3. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 2. Managing Licenses Configure the licenses using ABBYY FineReader 10 License Manager: 1) Add the licenses to ABBYY FineReader 10 License Manager. For details, see Adding a License to the License Manager. 2) Create license pools and add the licenses you need into the pools. For details, see Working with Licenses (Reserving and Releasing Licenses). A license pool is a collection of licenses (serial numbers) of equal standing.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Launching the ABBYY FineReader 10 License Manager From Start>Programs>ABBYY FineReader 10 CE Administrative Tools, select ABBYY FineReader License Manager. License Types and License Statuses There are two types of licenses: concurrent licenses and per-seat licenses. Concurrent licenses Concurrent licenses (distributed access licenses) are not bound to any particular workstation.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Per-seat licenses are distributed when ABBYY FineReader 10 is installed. Distribution of per-seat licenses is determined by which pools and licenses are reserved for which workstations at the moment of installation. For details, see Obtaining licenses when installing ABBYY FineReader 10. Statuses of per-seat licenses ― Free The license is not bound to any workstation and can be provided to the first workstation to contact the server.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Note: ABBYY is concerned about software piracy and takes measures to protect its intellectual property rights. Software piracy is detrimental to software manufacturers and to end users alike. When buying a legal software copy, users can be sure that they obtain a quality product without any changes or alterations introduced by a third party. Illegal products are never safe.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 3. Follow the instructions of the Deactivation Wizard. Note: When deactivating a license by e-mail, you will receive a license status recovery file in reply. To complete the deactivation process, you must recover the status of the license. For detailed instructions, see Recovering the status of a per-seat license. Once the deactivation process completes, the status of the license will change to Free or Reserved for.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Adding a license to a pool 1. In ABBYY FineReader 10 License Manager, right-click on the desired serial number and select Move to Pool… 2. In the dialog box that opens, select the destination pool and click OK. Tip: Alternatively, you can drag the serial number to the desired pool holding down the left mouse button. Note: Per-seat licenses can only be added to per-seat pools and concurrent licenses can only be added to concurrent pools.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Obtaining concurrent licenses when launching ABBYY FineReader 10 A concurrent license is provided when ABBYY FineReader 10 is launched on a workstation and only if the workstation is bound to the server (i.e. steps 2 and 3 have been successful). A workstation accessing a concurrent pool will obtain the license with the highest priority (see Priority of licenses in a concurrent pool). How concurrent licenses are obtained by a workstation 1.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide The desktop workstations will be bound to ABBYY FineReader 10 License Server, because the concurrent pool has been reserved for them. Each time ABBYY FineReader 10 is launched on a desktop workstation, it will contact the server for a concurrent license and obtain a suitable license (for details, see Obtaining concurrent licenses when launching ABBYY FineReader 10).
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 10 on Workstations Important! Before installing ABBYY FineReader 10 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 10 is installed on it in accordance with the configuration of the licenses at the time of the installation.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Note: Change “/qn” to “/qb” if you want an installation progress bar to be displayed. No other dialog boxes will be displayed. Additional command–line options for silent installation /L disables automatic selection of the interface language and installs ABBYY FineReader with the interface language specified in the command line.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Important! ● ABBYY FineReader 10 will be completely installed on a workstation only after the workstation is restarted. ● The Publish to User and Assign to User methods are not supported. Example: Using Active Directory to deploy ABBYY FineReader 10 This example illustrates deployment under Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Microsoft Group Management Console installed.
ABBYY FineReader 10 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 10 is to be installed. 7.
ABBYY FineReader 10 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. On the shortcut menu, select New/Package… 12. Provide the network path to the file ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 13. Select the Advanced deployment method. 14. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modifications tab and then click the Add… button. 15. Select the interface language that will be used by ABBYY FineReader when installed on the workstations. The interface language files are located in the administrative installation folder on the server. File names and their languages: 1026.mst Bulgarian 1028.mst Chinese (Taiwan) 1029.mst Czech 1030.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 1063.mst 2052.mst Lithuanian Chinese (PRC) E.g.: To install ABBYY FineReader with the Russian interface, select 1049.mst. Using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Microsoft Systems Management Server automates software deployment in a local area network and eliminates the need to go directly to the locations where the software is to be installed (computers, groups, or servers).
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 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. 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.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide ● In the Start in field, enter the path to the administrative installation folder (e.g. \\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 10) 10. On the Environment tab of the Program Properties dialog box: ● Select Run with administrative rights ● Make sure that Runs with UNC name is selected 11. Change the condition in the Program can run field if required and click OK. 12. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 3. Create a new task on the workstation: ● Specify the following parameters on the Task tab: – Run field: “\\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 10\setup.exe” /qn /L1033. For a detailed treatment of the parameters, see Command line installation. – Run as field: DOMAIN\Login ● In the Set Password dialog box, specify a password. ● Make sure that the Enabled option is selected. Note: DOMAIN\Login refers to the administrator of
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Frequently Asked Questions How can I install ABBYY FineReader 10 on a terminal server? The operation of ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition in terminal mode has been tested for the following configurations: ● Windows 2003 Terminal Server, Citrix Metaframe 4.0 ● Windows 2008 Terminal Server Important! Only Concurrent licenses support terminal mode. 1. Perform administrative installation.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide By default, Named Pipes is used. Setting up the connection port [Licensing] ConnectionEndpointName=[port number for TCP\IP | channel name for Named Pipes] This parameter allows you to specify the number of the port for the connection protocol or the name of the channel for Named Pipes.
ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Group Work in a LAN ABBYY FineReader 10 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 10 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Technical Support If you have any questions about how to install and use ABBYY FineReader 10 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.
