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ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Corporate Edition
System Administrator’s Guide
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Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0 in a LAN
General
ABBYY FineReader 9.0 can be installed and used on a local area network.
The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Corporate Edition on a local
area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.
Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0
ABBYY FineReader can be deployed from any computer running under Microsoft Windows 2000 (or later).
The deployment process comprises the following steps:
1. Administrative installation
a. Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Server and ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Manager
For detailed instructions, see Administrative installation>Installing the ABBYY FineReader License Server.
Note: The computer on which ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Manager is installed becomes a License Administrator Station.
b. Creating an administrative installation point
An administrative installation point is created by providing a server name and simply copying the setup package from the
CD–ROM into a folder on the server.
For detailed instructions, see Administrative installation>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?
2. Adding licenses to the License Manager
For detailed instructions, see 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 Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on Workstations.
Note:
● The server (\\MyLicenseServer) on which the License Server is installed must run under Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft
Windows Server 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows Vista.
● The server (\\MyFileServer) on which the administrative installation point is created must be a file server running under any
operating system that supports long file names.
● The administrative installation point and the License Server can be located either on the same or on different computers.
Important!
1. Do not place the License Server into the same folder with the administrative installation point.
2. Do not install several different versions of ABBYY FineReader on the same workstation.
Administrative installation folder requirements
1. 350 MB free hard–disk space to create an administrative installation point
2. Read access to the administrative installation folder (e.g.\\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 9.0) for all
users on whose computers ABBYY FineReader is to be installed.
3. When using Active Directory® to deploy ABBYY FineReader 9.0, the Domain Computers accounts must have read permissions for
the administrative installation folder.
License Server requirements
1. 50 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).