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ABBYY FineReader 11 Corporate Edition
System Administrator’s Guide
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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.
Deploying ABBYY FineReader 11
ABBYY FineReader can be deployed from any computer running under Microsoft® Windows® XP (or later).
The deployment process comprises the following steps:
1. Administrative installation
a. Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License Server and ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License
Manager
For detailed instructions, see
Installing the License Server and the License Manager .
Note: The computer on which
ABBYY FineReader 11 CE License Manager is installed becomes a
License Administrator Station.
b. Creating an administrative installation point
For detailed instructions, see
Creating an administrative installation point .
Note: You can change the network connection settings used by the License Server, the License
Manager, and the workstations. For details, see
How can I change the network connection settings?
Note. The administrative installation point and the License Server can be located either on the same or on
different computers.
2. Managing the licenses
Licenses are managed by means of ABBYY FineReader 11 License Manager.
For the licenses to be correctly distributed among the workstations when installing ABBYY
FineReader 11, you must give certain workstations priority in obtaining certain licenses. For this
purpose, reserve licenses and pools of licenses for certain workstations.
For details, see
Step 2. Managing Licenses .
3. Installing ABBYY FineReader on workstations using one of the following methods:
• manually in interactive mode
• via the command line
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS),
• Task Scheduler
For detailed instructions, see
Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on Workstations .
Important!
1. Do not place the License Server into the same folder with the administrative installation point.
2. You cannot install different editions of ABBYY FineReader on the same workstation.