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ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition
System Administrator’s Guide
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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.
a. In Start>Control Panel, select Add and Remove Programs.
Note: In Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7, this command is called
Programs and Features.
b. In the list of installed programs, select ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License Server and
click Remove.
2. Install the License Server on a different computer, for example on \\NewServer.
3. On all the computers where the License Manager is installed, either edit or add the parameter
[Licensing]
NetworkServerName=<COMPUTER NAME> in the file
%Program Files%\ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License Manager\LicenseManager.ini
This parameter allows you to specify the name of the server to be accessed by the License Manager.
For example, specify
[Licensing]
NetworkServerName=MyComputerName
Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License
Manager.
4. Add and activate your licenses in ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License Manager. For details, see the
ABBYY FineReader License Manager help file.
5. In the administrative installation point, go to the ABBYY FineReader 11 folder and create a
Licensing.ini file there.
The path to the administrative installation folder was specified earlier when creating the
administrative installation point. For details, see
Creating an administrative installation point .
6. In the Licensing.ini file you have created, add the NetworkServerName parameter to the
[Licensing] section. This parameter specifies the name of the server, for example
[Licensing]
NetworkServerName=MyComputerName
7. Reinstall ABBYY FineReader on all the workstations.
For detailed instructions, see
Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on Workstations .