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ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition
System Administrator’s Guide
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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.
― Reserved for
The license can only be installed on this workstation but has not yet been installed on it.
― Installed on
When installing ABBYY FineReader 10, the license was provided to this workstation but has not yet been activated on it.
― Activated on
The license has been installed on this workstation and activated on it. ABBYY FineReader 10 will run on this workstation
even if it is not connected to the server.
Note: The total number of ABBYY FineReader 10 copies installed in the LAN may not exceed the number of per-seat licenses.
Activating per-seat licenses on workstations
Per-seat licenses are bound to workstations via the activation process when installing ABBYY FineReader 10 on each
workstation.
Note: When activating a license on a workstation, the system service ABBYY FineReader 10 Licensing Service running on the
server, contacts the address registration2.abbyy.com at port 80. If your company's security policy prohibits this, you will need to
activate ABBYY FineReader 10 on the workstations manually at first launch.
Note: If ABBYY FineReader 10 License Server was not connected to the Internet when you installed ABBYY FineReader 10 on
a workstation, when you first run ABBYY FineReader 10 on the workstation, the program will prompt you to activate a per-seat
license (the workstation must be connected to the Internet).
Adding a License to the License Manager
To add a license (sever licenses):
1. Launch ABBYY FineReader 10 License Manager.
2. Click Add…
3. Follow the instructions of the Activation Wizard.
Note: The license(s) will be added only if the activation process complete successfully.
Available activation methods:
― Via the Internet (fast, recommended)
Activation is carried out automatically and takes very little time. This activation method requires an active Internet
connection.
― By e-mail (fast)
The Activation Wizard will create an activation e-mail message. Send this message to the address specified. Do not alter the
e-mail message. In reply, you will receive an e-mail message with an activation file attached. Save this file to the hard disk.
In the Activation Wizard window, click Next>, then click Browse... and specify the path to the activation file.
― By phone (slow)
In the Activation Wizard, select your country. The wizard will prompt you to call the nearest ABBYY office or partner. Read
out the serial number and Product ID displayed in the Activation Wizard window to a technical support specialist. In reply,
the specialist will read out your activation code.
Click Next> and in the window that appears, type the activation code.
Note: An activation code contains 78 digits and may take some time to read out over the phone.
― On the website (fast)
The Activation Wizard will display the address of the activation website and the serial number and Product ID of your copy
of ABBYY FineReader 10 (these can be copied to the Clipboard). Direct your browser to the specified website and enter
your serial number and Product ID in the corresponding fields. You will receive an activation file. Save this file to the hard
disk. In the Activation Wizard window, click Next>, then click Browse... and specify the path to the activation file.
― By e-mail from another computer (slow)
The Activation Wizard will display the text of the activation message and the e-mail address to which it should be sent. On a
computer on which ABBYY FineReader 10 is not installed, create an e-mail message and copy the text from the Activation
Wizard into this message. Then send the e-mail message to the specified address. In reply, you will receive an e-mail
message with an activation file attached. Save this file to the hard disk of the computer on which ABBYY FineReader 10 is
installed. In the Activation Wizard window, click Next> and specify the path to the activation file. Click Next>.