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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).

Configure your licenses with ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager:

1) Add your licenses to ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager.

An ABBYY FineReader 12 license (or group of licenses) has a unique serial number which identifies

it. To activate a license and add it to ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager, you must activate its

serial number.

2) Create license pools and add the necessary licenses to the pools.

A pool of licenses is a set of licenses or serial numbers of equal standing. License pools make

working with licenses easier. For example, instead of reserving each license separately, you can add

it into a pool and then reserve the pool for certain workstations.

3) Reserve the pools and licenses for the appropriate workstations.

Before you install ABBYY FineReader 12 on the workstations, you must distribute the licenses among

the workstations, i.e. reserve them for the appropriate workstations by means of ABBYY FineReader

12 License Manager. Once a license is reserved for a workstation, only that workstation will be able

to use the license.

Important! Reserve licenses and pools before you start installing ABBYY FineReader 12 on the

workstations. To bind or unbind a workstation after ABBYY FineReader has been installed on it, you will need

to remove the program from the workstation. To move a per–seat license from one workstation to another

after ABBYY FineReader has been installed, you will need to deactivate the license. The number of allowed

deactivations is limited.

For more information about license types and about working with ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager,

see the ABBYY FineReader 12 License Manager help file.