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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide
● Assigns a concurrent license to a specific workstation (the license can be used only by this
workstation)
● Returns a concurrent license from the workstation back to the server.
For per seat licenses:
● Assigns licenses to workstations before the program has been installed.
To return a per seat license back to the server, you need to uninstall ABBYY FineReader from
the workstation.
If ABBYY FineReader is uninstalled from a workstation that is currently connected to the
server, the license is returned to the server automatically. If ABBYY FineReader is uninstalled
from a workstation that is currently not connected to the server, the license can be returned
to the server manually using the Assign License dialog box. Once the license has been
uninstalled, a special file will be created in %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\ABBYY\FineReader. The file will be named Uninstall_SN, where SN is the number
of the license.
To return the license back to the server manually:
1. Move the above file to the license administrators’ station,
2. In the License Manager main window, click the Assign license button,
3. In the dialog box that opens, select the option Do not assign license to
network computer and click OK.
4. In the dialog that opens, enter the path to the moved file and click ОК.
4. License properties...
Displays the properties of a license (batch of licenses).
License Activation
ABBYY is concerned about software piracy and takes measures to protect its intellectual property rights. Software piracy is detrimental
both to software manufacturers and to end users. 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.
For ABBYY FineReader 8.0, a special protection technology is used to protect ABBYY products from illegal copying and distribution.
This technology effectively excludes unauthorized use of ABBYY products by persons who have not signed a License Agreement with
the software copyright owner.
If your License Agreement allows you to install your copy of the software only on one PC, any additional installations of the same copy
on other PCs will constitute a breach of the License Agreement as well as of the copyright law of the Russian Federation. The activation
technology controls the number of copies and prevents installing one licensed copy on an unlimited number of workstations. At the
same time, the number of installations and activations on one and the same PC is not limited in any way whatsoever.
The program will not operate unless you activate it.
How is activation carried out?
Activation takes very little time and is carried out with the help of an Activation Wizard that is built into the program. The Activation
Wizard has a friendly interface and is used for sending the necessary activation information to ABBYY. The same wizard is used for
entering the Activation File you receive from ABBYY.
Activation information is sent as a code (Installation ID) which is generated on the basis of the information about the computer on
which the program is being installed. No personal information about the user or computer is used for generating the code, and
the code cannot be used for identifying the user.
Activation methods:
● Via the Internet
Activation is carried out automatically and takes only a few seconds. An Internet connection is required for this
type of activation.
● Via e–mail
The user must send an e–mail message generated by the program and containing information required for
activation. To ensure a quick reply from the mail robot, do not alter the information in the message body or
Subject field.
In the case of activation via e–mail, the user needs to enter the Activation File received from ABBYY in the corresponding fields of the
Activation Wizard.
Once the activation has completed successfully, the program can be used on the current server without any restrictions.
Note:
1. You will not need to activate ABBYY FineReader copies on each workstation — they will be activated by the server
automatically.
2. If some parameters of the server hosting the License Base are changed, you will need to activate the license on this
server for a second time and re–install the program (i.e. create an administrative installation point and deploy the
program in the network).
3. If a user tries to launch ABBYY FineReader on their workstation but there are no free activated licenses, a
corresponding message will be displayed and the program will not launch.
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