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ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Table of Contents Deploying ABBYY FineReader 12 in a LAN ...................................................................... 3 Deploying ABBYY FineReader 12 ........................................................................................................ 3 Step 1. Administrative installation .................................................................................. 5 Installing the License Server and the License Manager .
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Deploying ABBYY FineReader 12 in a LAN General ABBYY FineReader 12 can be installed and used on a local area network. The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition on a local area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Administrative installation folder requirements 1. 750 MB free hard–disk space to create an administrative installation point 2. Read access to the administrative installation folder (e.g.\\MyFileServer\Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 12) for all users on whose computers ABBYY FineReader is to be installed. 3. The server (\\MyFileServer) on which the administrative installation point is created must be a file server running under any operati
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 1. Administrative installation Installing the License Server and the License Manager 1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive. The setup program will start automatically. Note: If the setup program does not start automatically, run the file License Server\Setup.exe from the ABBYY FineReader 12 CD–ROM. 2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Install ABBYY FineReader License Server. 3.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide This file is located on the computer where the License Server has been installed. Add the following parameter to this file: [Licensing] EnableManagerAuthorization = false Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart the ABBYY FineReader 12 CE Licensing Service. Creating an administrative installation point 1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 2. Managing Licenses ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager is a special application provided with ABBYY FineReader 12 and intended for managing ABBYY FineReader licenses. The application is installed on the License Administration Station when ABBYY FineReader 12 is deployed in a local area network (see Installing the License Server and the License Manager for details).
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Step 3. Installing ABBYY FineReader 12 on Workstations Important! Before installing ABBYY FineReader 12 on the workstations, be sure to complete Steps 1 and 2 (see Step 1. Administrative installation, Step 2. Managing Licenses). A workstation obtains a per–seat license and is bound to the server only when ABBYY FineReader 12 is installed on it in accordance with the configuration of the licenses at the time of the installation.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Silent installation For silent installation, type Setup.exe /qn In the case of silent installation, no set–up dialog boxes are displayed and the program is installed in default configuration (the interface language is selected automatically based on the regional settings of the computer). Note: Change "/qn" to "/qb" if you want an installation progress bar to be displayed. No other dialog boxes will be displayed.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide /V"" passes the specified command line directly to msiexec.exe. Instead of the words "command line" you can specify the following: INSTALLDIR="" specifies the path to the folder where ABBYY FineReader 12 will be installed. WEB_ALLOWED= allows or prohibits sending information about the selected ABBYY FineReader settings to ABBYY over the Internet. E.g.: Setup.exe /qn /L1049 /v INSTALLDIR="C:\ABBYY F
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 5. Enter a descriptive name and click OK. 6. Right–click the Group Policy object you have created and select Edit. 7. In the Group Policy Object Editor window, click Computer Configuration>Software Settings>Software Installation. 8.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 9. Provide the network path to the file ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition.msi that is located in the administrative installation folder on the server (see Step 1. Administrative installation). 10. Select the Advanced deployment method. 11. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modifications tab and then click the Add… button.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 12. Select the interface language that will be used by ABBYY FineReader when installed on the workstations. The interface language files are located in the administrative installation folder on the server. File names and their languages: 1026.mst Bulgarian 1028.mst Chinese (Traditional) 1029.mst Czech 1030.mst Danish 1031.mst German 1032.mst Greek 1033.mst English 1034.mst Spanish 1036.mst French 1038.mst Hungarian 1040.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 1061.mst Estonian 1066.mst Vietnamese 2052.mst Chinese (Simplified) E.g.: To install ABBYY FineReader with the Russian interface, select 1049.mst. Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager automates software deployment in a local area network and eliminates the need to go directly to the locations where the software is to be installed (computers, groups, or servers).
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 5. Click the Data Source tab. 6. Make sure that the This package contains source files box is not selected and click OK. 7. In the package you have just created, select Programs. 8. On the Action menu, select New>Program.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 9. On the General tab of the Program Properties dialog box: Enter a descriptive name for the program in the Name field Type setup.exe /q in the Command Line field In the Start in field, enter the path to the administrative installation folder (e.g. \\MyFileServer\Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 12) 16
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ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 11. Change the condition in the Program can run field if required and click OK. 12. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard. To run the wizard, on the Action menu, select All Tasks>Distribute Software and follow the instructions of the wizard. Important! You cannot create Distribution Points.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Installing ABBYY FineReader 12 on a Terminal Server ABBYY FineReader 12 has been tested for compatibility with Citrix XenApp 6.5 and with Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Remote Desktop Services 7.0. Both solutions can be used with all versions of ABBYY FineReader 12. However, to enable multiple users to use ABBYY FineReader at the same time, you must use ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition and Concurrent licenses.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Setting Up Citrix XenApp With Citrix XenApp, use “Installed application,” “Accessed from a server.” ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition must be installed on all the servers in your Citrix farm. Additionally, you must create a licensing server running a sufficient number of Concu rrent licenses. You will need at least as many licenses as the number of users that will be accessing ABBYY FineReader 12 at any given time.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 5. In the Type step, select Application. 6. Under Application type, select Accessed from a server. 7. From the Server application type drop-down list, select Installed application.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 8. In the Location step, specify the path to FineReader.exe.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide 9. Select the servers on which ABBYY FineReader 12 will run and the users who will have access to ABBYY FineReader 12. 10. In the last step, you can place an icon for the published application on the desktop and in the Start menu.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Frequently Asked Questions How can I change the network connection settings? You can change the connection settings used for communication among the License Server, the License Manager, and the workstations. Setting up a network connection 1. To set up a network connection, use the following file %programfiles%\Common Files\ABBYY\FineReader\12.00\Licensing\CE\Licensing.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Setting up the connection port [Licensing] ConnectionEndpointName=[port number for TCP\IP | channel name for Named Pipes] This parameter allows you to specify the number of the port for the connection protocol or the name of the channel for Named Pipes.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart ABBYY FineReader 12 CE License Manager. 4. Add and activate your licenses in ABBYY FineReader 12 CE License Manager. For details, see the ABBYY FineReader License Manager help file. 5. In the administrative installation point, go to the ABBYY FineReader 12 folder and create a Licensing.ini file there.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Group Work in a LAN ABBYY FineReader 12 provides tools and capabilities for processing documents over a local area network (LAN). Processing the same ABBYY FineReader document on several computers When running ABBYY FineReader over a local area network, all the program tools and capabilities are available on the workstations.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide read/write permissions for the folders where they are stored. To view the list of available user languages in the Language Editor dialog box (select Tools>Language Editor… and scroll to User languages). When a user language is being used by several users, it is available as "read–only," and users will not be able to change user language properties.
ABBYY FineReader 12 Corporate Edition System Administrator’s Guide Technical Support If you have any questions about how to install and use ABBYY FineReader 12 to which you cannot find answers in this System Administrator's Guide, please contact the ABBYY technical support service or ABBYY partners. For contact information, please refer to the "Support" section at www.abbyy.com.
