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ABBYY FineReader 14

System Administrator’s Guide

Deploying ABBYY FineReader 14 in a LAN

(installation on more than one computer)

ABBYY FineReader 14 can be installed and used on a local area network.

The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 14

Corporate on a local area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual

workstation.

ABBYY FineReader can be deployed from any computer running under Microsoft® Windows® 7 (or later).

The deployment process comprises the following steps:

1. Administrative installation

a. Installing ABBYY FineReader 14 License Server and ABBYY FineReader 14 License Manager

For detailed instructions, see

Installing the License Server and the License Manager

Note: The computer on which ABBYY FineReader 14 License Manager is installed becomes a License

Administrator Station.

b. Creating an administrative installation point

For detailed instructions, see

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?

Note. The administrative installation point and the License Server can be located either on the same or on

different computers.

2. Managing the licenses

Licenses are managed by means of ABBYY FineReader 14 License Manager.

For the licenses to be correctly distributed among the workstations when installing ABBYY

FineReader 14, you must give certain workstations priority in obtaining certain licenses. For this

purpose, reserve licenses and pools of licenses for certain workstations.

A license pool is a set of licenses that provide access to the program. Pools make it easier to manage

licenses: for example, you can add multiple licenses to a pool and then reserve the pool for specific

workstations instead of reserving each license individually.

For details, 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 System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

For detailed instructions, see

Deploying a multi-user distribution package with per-seat licenses and

automatic activation

Note

The 32-bit version of ABBYY FineReader 14 cannot be installed on a 64-bit system. The same is

true for the 64-bit version on a 32-bit system.

Important!

Do not place the License Server into the same folder with the administrative installation point.