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ABBYY FineReader 14
System Administrator’s Guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I clone an operating system that has ABBYY FineReader 14
installed?
To deploy ABBYY FineReader 14 you can clone your Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 operating system.
After cloning your OS, you will need to activate ABBYY FineReader 14. An unactivated copy of ABBYY
FineReader 14 will not run or will run in trail mode, depending on your version of the product. Some
versions of the product automatically activate themselves over the Internet without asking the user
for confirmation. See
Creating a multi-user administrative installation point
for details.
Important!
1. Cloning is only possible if you have not yet run ABBYY FineReader 14 on the cloned computer.
Otherwise, you will need to repair ABBYY FineReader 14 on that computer. See
How can I repair ABBYY
FineReader 14 on workstations?
2. Once you have cloned your OS, you need to change its name and Security Identifier (SID).
3. Trial versions of ABBYY FineReader 14 can be cloned.
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\14.00\Licensing\Licensing.ini
This file is located on the computer where the License Server is installed.
2. In the above file, change the desired parameters:
Connection protocol
See
Setting up the connection protocol
for details.
Connection port
See
Setting up the connection port
for details.
E.g.:
[Licensing]
ConnectionProtocolType=TCP\IP
ConnectionEndpointName=81
Note: Make sure that your firewall does not prevent %programfiles%\Common
Files\ABBYY\FineReader\14.00\Licensing\NetworkLicenseServer.exe from accessing the
specified port.
3. Copy the file Licensing.ini
in the License Manager folder on all the computers where the License Manager has been
installed (by default, the License Manager is installed into %programfiles%\ABBYY
FineReader 14 License Server)
in the administrative installation folder where FineReader.exe is located,
E.g. \\MyFileServer\Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 14.
Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart the ABBYY FineReader 14 CE Licensing
Service
4. Install ABBYY FineReader on the workstations.
For detailed instructions, see
Installing ABBYY FineReader 14 on Workstations
.
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