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Contents DPG-DLG-DLE_ClientInstallationGuideCover_v1 1 Copyright 3 Contents 5 Chapter 1: About this guide Guide overview 7 8 Audience 8 About Dragon 9 Physical Architecture Additional resources 9 10 Documentation 10 Training 11 Support 11 Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon 13 Checklist—Planning the client installation 14 Preparing for an installation 15 Storage space considerations Assigning access Assigning permissions for Roaming users Preparing client workstations 15 17 17
Contents Push installations Installing the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers 32 Performing an administrative installation with a batch file 33 Understanding the script in admininstall.bat 33 Modifying admininstall.bat 33 Command Line installation with msiexec.
Contents Chapter 1: About this guide Guide overview 8 About Dragon 9 Additional resources 7 10
Contents Guide overview The Dragon Installation Guide provides information on installing and configuring the Dragon client on one or more computers. The guide is available in PDF format from the Nuance Support web site. Audience This guide is intended for IT administrators and Dragon administrators whose responsibility is to install and configure Dragon clients on one or more computers. This guide assumes you have experience in software installation and using Command Line options.
Contents About Dragon Dragon allows users to create reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other documentation more efficiently with fast, accurate dictation and transcription. Dragon also includes voice commands that allow users to perform everyday tasks without using the mouse or keyboard.
Contents Additional resources The following resources are available in addition to this guide to help you manage your Dragon installation. Documentation Document Description Location Dragon Help Full online Help system that includes commands and instructions for dictating, correcting, and more with Dragon. Dragon Help. When Dragon is open, click the Help icon ( ) on the DragonBar, and then select Help Topics.
Contents Document Description Location Server Installation and Configuration Guide server, database, and NMC console, and instructions for configuring single sign-on authentication. web site Nuance Management Center Administrator Guide Information on creating and maintaining objects and managing Dragon clients from the NMC console. Dragon Support web site Training Nuance provides several Dragon training offerings, like webinars, demos, and Nuance University online training courses.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon Checklist—Planning the client installation 14 Preparing for an installation 15 Storage space considerations Assigning access Assigning permissions for Roaming users Preparing client workstations 15 17 17 18 Turning off Windows Automatic Updates 18 Anti-virus recommendations 18 Recommended virtual memory settings 18 Dragon system requirements 19 Dragon file structure 20 Windows 7, Windows 8.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Checklist—Planning the client installation Use this checklist to help you prepare for client installations. Task Reference Set default options at the site and group level for PowerMic settings and hot keys in the NMC console (NMS mode only). Nuance Management Center Administrator Guide Assign access to the necessary folders and Registry keys on client machines. “Assigning access ” on page 17 Prepare client workstations.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon Preparing for an installation Before installing, modifying, or upgrading Dragon: l l Install any pending Windows updates, and then restart the computer. Turn off or disable any antivirus software until installation is complete. Installation can sometimes trigger a false virus report. l Close all open applications. l Read “Checklist—Planning the client installation” on page 14. l Ensure your system meets the requirements before attempting to install Dragon.
Dragon Client Installation Guide l 90 MB for each Roaming user profile l 21 MB for each additional vocabulary added for this user profile l 70 MB for each additional dictation source added for this user profile l 240 MB for Acoustic Optimizer data associated with each dictation source of each user profile For each non-Roaming user profile: l 127 MB of hard disk space Dragon periodically creates a backup copy of a non-Roaming user profile and stores the copy on the local computer.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon Assigning access To ensure that your Dragon network components can communicate with each other and that the network can function properly, you must assign permissions to all directories and access rights to administrator and user accounts on servers and clients as indicated below.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Preparing client workstations Turning off Windows Automatic Updates After you set up each physical server or workstation, turn off Windows Automatic Updates. For each update Windows sends, install it first on a single test machine; update other machines only after you have determined that it does not disrupt the network. Anti-virus recommendations Nuance recommends that anti-virus software be installed on all Dragon servers and clients.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon Dragon system requirements During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following requirements. If they are not met, Dragon is not installed. RAM Minimum: l CPU Free hard disk space Supported operating systems Other 4 GB for all operating systems. Minimum: 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors yield faster performance.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Dragon file structure During installation, Dragon creates the following default folders for application and data file storage. Note: Upgrading Dragon from an earlier version automatically relocates some directories and files. Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 Dragon setup log (dgnsetup.log) C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15\logs Dragon log C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15\logs\ User profiles C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems NaturallySpeaking15\itutorial NaturallySpeaking15\itutorial Accessing program files You can access the Dragon client and many associated utilities through the Start menu. Their location varies by operating system: l Windows 7: Select Start > All Programs > Dragon. l l l Some utilities are located inside the Dragon Tools subfolder. Windows 8.1: From the Start screen, click the down arrow to show all applications.
Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon Install Dragon and choose the default settings 24 Initial installation 24 Natspeak.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Install Dragon and choose the default settings Install Dragon on the client computer using the installation DVD. If you plan to install Dragon on multiple computers, run through an initial installation before attempting to install Dragon from a server. Use the initial client installation to set default values for Administrative and Auto-Formatting options. You can then install Dragon on other computers using the same options.
Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon l Auto-Formatting—Select the Auto-Formatting options. NMC users—Administrators can also control these settings in the NMC console. l Advanced—Select default settings on the following tabs: l Roaming (Stand-alone mode only)—Optionally enable and configure the Roaming feature. Note: Some Roaming settings are saved in roamingdef.ini. To include Roaming user settings in future installations, you must pass this file to the ROAMINGUSERINI option.
Dragon Client Installation Guide 1. Close Dragon if it is running. 2. Open a Command Prompt window: l l l Windows 7: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt Windows 8.1: From the Start screen, click the down arrow to show all apps, and then scroll to Windows System > Command Prompt Windows 10: Start > All apps > Windows System > Command Prompt 3. Switch to the program directory. The default is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15\Program 4.
Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon Switch Function /SetAdministrativeOptions Opens Administrative Options dialog box to change settings for the current installation. This switch does not affect nsdefaults.ini. Changes are saved for the local installation only. /About Shows the About dialog for the Dragon client. /User Opens the specified user profile (Stand-alone mode only) /User Logs the user in to the Dragon client (NMS mode only).
Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings Overview—Installing the Dragon client with initial settings 30 Prerequisites 30 Installation methods 30 Push installations 30 Installing the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers 32 Performing an administrative installation with a batch file 33 Understanding the script in admininstall.bat 33 Modifying admininstall.bat 33 Command Line installation with msiexec.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Overview—Installing the Dragon client with initial settings Use command line options to copy the settings you created in the initial Dragon installation to all your Dragon client installations. Prerequisites Before installing the Dragon clients: Have the Dragon serial number available. If you are installing or upgrading Dragon on multiple networked computers, have the group serial number available.
Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings Several servers support this type of network installation: l l l l Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 x64 Windows Server 2016 System Management Server (SMS) Active Directory Dragon supports the Active Directory Assign to Computers installation option.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Installing the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers Use the following procedure to install with setup.exe in the command line from a single client machine. Note: When you are using the setup.exe method, you must ensure that all flags and properties are within the same set of quotes, directly after /v, without a space. 1. Open a Command Prompt: l l l Windows 7: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt Windows 8.
Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings Performing an administrative installation with a batch file A simple way to install Dragon from the command line is to perform an administrative installation using a .bat file. A script for performing a full administrative installation is provided in the admininstall.bat file included with your installer. Caution: Only advanced administrators should perform an administrative installation. To run the batch file: 1.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Command Line installation with msiexec.exe Another way to install Dragon from the command line on several client computers is to use the msiexec.exe program from Microsoft. The compiled MSI file, Dragon 15.msi, is located on your installation DVD. You can double-click the .msi file to start the InstallShield Wizard. However, to take advantage of available command line options, use the command line installation process described below.
Chapter 5: Configure the Dragon Client for NMC Chapter 5: Configure the Dragon Client for NMC Associating Dragon clients with the Nuance Management Center server or Local Authenticator 36 Converting from Stand-Alone mode to NMS mode 37 35
Dragon Client Installation Guide Associating Dragon clients with the Nuance Management Center server or Local Authenticator To allow Dragon clients to work with Nuance Management Center, you must enable Nuance Management Center/NMS mode on each client. You can set up the connection during your initial installation (for more information, see “Initial installation” on page 24) or follow the steps below to manually enable Nuance Management Center/NMS mode.
Chapter 5: Configure the Dragon Client for NMC Converting from Stand-Alone mode to NMS mode If your organization decides to purchase Nuance Management Center after configuring Dragon for Stand-Alone use, you must configure all Dragon clients to connect to Nuance Management Center. Use one of the methods below to convert your clients. The methods require modifying the default Dragon settings in nsdefaults.ini. For more information on nsdefaults.ini, see “Modifying nsdefaults.ini” on page 39.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Dragon client settings in nsdefaults.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Dragon client settings in nsdefaults.ini Many Dragon client settings are included in the nsdefaults.ini file you created when configuring your initial installation (see “Installing the client” on page 1 or “Natspeak.exe Command Line options” on page 25). The settings that are included vary based on the options you chose to configure during this initial configuration. You can manually revise the settings in nsdefaults.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Description and user interface equivalent Option in ini file Web and e-mail addresses check box: Formatting enabled: If enabled, Dragon formats email or internet addresses automatically. ;(WebAndEmail) &Web and e-mail addresses If disabled, Dragon does not apply formatting to web and email addresses.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Description and user interface equivalent Option in ini file If disabled, Dragon does not format number sequences as phone numbers. Formatting disabled: Default: Enabled ;(PhoneNumber) Phone num&bers PhoneNumber=0 Dates check box: Formatting enabled: If enabled, Dragon formats dates in the preferred format (see next row for details). ;(Date) &Dates If disabled, Dragon does not format dates automatically.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Description and user interface equivalent Option in ini file Common abbreviations check box: Formatting disabled: If enabled, Dragon uses standard abbreviations such as “vs.” or “etc.” when transcribing dictation. ;(AbbreviationOther) Common abbre&viations If disabled, Dragon does not abbreviate common words automatically.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Description and user interface equivalent Option in ini file If disabled, Dragon does not insert hyphens into nine-digit numbers. Formatting enabled: Default: Disabled ;(SocialSecurityNumbers) US &Social Security Numbers SocialSecurityNumbers=1 Numbers, if greater than or equal to check box: If enabled, Dragon formats numbers as numerals when they are greater than or equal to the specified value (0, 2, 10, or 100).
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Correction settings Option Description and user interface equivalent enx Select Brings Up Choicebox=0/1 "Select" commands bring up Correction menu check box: Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, the Correction menu appears when the user says “Select ” or “Select Again” in dictated text. If set to 0, the Correction menu does not appear.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Option Description and user interface equivalent Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1 and you have also implemented auto-formatting options, Dragon prompts users when they attempt to correct auto-formatted text. If set to 0, Dragon does not prompt users when they correct auto-formatted text.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, allows Dragon to work with Internet Explorer and Chrome. If set to 0 and the Dragon Web Extension is installed, the user cannot select web page elements by voice or dictate directly in web page fields. Enable IE Commands=0/1 Enable commands in HTML windows check box: Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, enables commands for use with Internet Explorer and Chrome.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Option Description and user interface equivalent If set to 0, disables web searching commands. Start Desktop Search=0/1 Enable Desktop search commands check box: Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, enables Desktop searching commands based on natural speech. For example, “Search Computer for time sheets.” If set to 0, disables Desktop searching commands.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent closest to the cursor position. Enable Starting Apps On StartMenu=0/1 Default: 1 (selected) Enable launching from the Start menu check box: If set to 1, users can open applications on the Start menu by voice using direct commands, such as “Open Microsoft Word.” If set to 0, users must say the full Start menu path, such as “Click Start,” then “Click All Programs,” then “Click Microsoft Word.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Option Description and user interface equivalent Default: 0 Commands. If set to 1, disables application-specific Natural Language Commands. Global Natural Language Commands remain enabled. Enable NLP Word=0/1 Enable Microsoft Word commands check box Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, enables Natural Language Commands in Microsoft Word. If set to 0, disables Natural Language Commands in Microsoft Word.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent Collapse=0/1 If set to 1, the Modern DragonBar collapses when not in use. Default: 1 (selected) If set to 0, the Modern DragonBar remains expanded at all times. Note: If DragonBar Mode is not set to 5, this setting is ignored. DragonBar Docked Mode=0/1 Applies to Dragon Professional Individual only. Default: None If set to 1, the Classic DragonBar is docked to the bottom of the screen.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Option Note: This option is controlled by the three settings below. Description and user interface equivalent Auto-hide delay drop-down menu: Determines whether the Results box is shown, and if shown, how long it appears. Default: Never hide Results Box Disable=0/1 Default: 0 If set to 1, the Results box is never shown. Results Box Enable Auto Close and Results Box Auto Close Delay are ignored. If set to 0, the Results box is shown when Dragon is listening.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent Default: 0,1 {Shift} Forces Dragon to recognize words as dictation rather than commands. DragonBar Hot Key= , DragonBar menu key combination: Opens the DragonBar Profile menu. Default: 106,0 {NumKey*} Note: To use with the New DragonBar, the DragonBar must not be collapsed.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Playback/Text-to-speech settings Option Description and user interface equivalent Playback Volume=<1-100> Playback volume number box: Default: 100 Sets the playback volume. Playback Speed=<1-999> Playback speed number box: Default: 100 Sets the playback speed. Fast-forward Volume=<1-100> Fast-forward volume number box: Default: 100 Sets the fast forward volume if Rewind/Fast-Forward sounds are enabled.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent the Tools menu. Microphone on at startup=0 Default: 0 (deselected) When the User Profile Opens Have the microphone on but asleep check box: If set to 1, the microphone is in Sleep mode when Dragon starts. If set to 0, the microphone is off when Dragon starts.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Option Description and user interface equivalent Default: 1 (selected) check box: If set to 1, Dragon’s Dictation Box appears automatically when you dictate in a text field where Full Text Control is unavailable (PowerPoint or Google Docs, for instance.) If set to 0, the Dictation Box does not automatically appear.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Backup Frequency= Default: 5 Description and user interface equivalent l 1=Ask me l 2=Always Automatically back up user profile every saves number box check box: Determines how often Dragon backs up user profiles when the user saves them. Note: This option is ignored if you set Disable Back Up User Profiles=1.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Global context Dictation Box context Code Default Code Default Transcribe 1 6 8 (Show dictation box) 4 6 23 (Transfer text) Tab Backward 1 7 37 (Tab backward) 4 7 37 (Tab backward) Tab Forward 1 8 17 (Tab forward) 4 8 17 (Tab forward) Dictate 1 1 7 (Press-to-talk) 4 1 7 (Press-to-talk) Rewind 1 2 29 (Previous field) 4 2 29 (Previous field) Fast Forward 1 4 30 (Next field) 4 4 30 (Next field) Stop/Play 1 3 33 (Accept defaults) 4 3 33 (A
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Global context Dictation Box context Code Default Code Default Mouse Right 1 17 39 (Right click) 4 17 39 (Right click) Trigger 1 18 38 (Left click) 4 18 38 (Left click) 1 19 0 (Enabled) 4 19 0 (Enabled) Button (underneath) Enable touchpad swipe Consult the table below for available actions to be triggered by the PowerMic buttons.
Dragon Client Installation Guide For example, to set the Custom Right button to execute a custom command called MyCommand, enter the following: [options.ini PowerMic Buttons NMS] 18 1 11=22 ... [options.ini PowerMic User Commands NMS] 18 1 11=MyCommand Administrative Settings dialog If you selected Modify the administrative settings during your initial install, or used the natspeak.exe /SetDefaultAdministrativeOptions command to configure default client options, the [nssystem.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Option Description and user interface equivalent still run the commands, however. If set to 0, users can create and edit macro recorder custom commands. Global MyCommands StepByStep Scripting=0/1 (Stand-Alone only) Default: 1 (deselected) Disable use of Step-by-Step commands check box: If set to 1, users cannot create or edit step-by-step custom commands. Users can still run the commands, however. If set to 0, users can create and edit step-by-step commands.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Description and user interface equivalent Option Note: You must disable Correction Only mode to run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer. enx ACO uses Auto Accent AM selection=0/1 (Stand-Alone only) Default: 1 (deselected) Disable automatic acoustic model selection in Acoustic Optimizer check box: If set to 1, Acoustic Optimization cannot automatically select an acoustic model that more closely matches the user’s accent.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Options Description and user interface equivalent Roaming User Initialized=1 Roaming User Display Name= Display Name field in the Roaming User Network Location dialog box: Default: None Sets the name used to identify the Master Roaming user profile directory. Roaming User Master Directory= "" Address field in the Roaming User Network Location dialog box: Default: None Sets the location of the Master Roaming user profile.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Options Description and user interface equivalent takes to close a roaming user profile. Roaming User Save Acoustics=0/1 Save acoustic information check box: Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, Dragon saves acoustic information with local user profiles. Saving the acoustic information ensures that user corrections are available after the user closes and reopens the user profile. If set to 0, Dragon does not save acoustic information with the local user profile.
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini Options Description and user interface equivalent Default: 1 (selected) If set to 0, users can open Roaming or non-Roaming user profiles when the Roaming feature is active. If set to 1, users can only access Roaming user profiles. Roaming User Incorporate Voc Delta=0/1 Merge contents of vocdelta.voc into network user profile when file is full check box: Default: 1 (selected) If set to 1, Dragon incorporates the contents of the local vocdelta.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Options Description and user interface equivalent producing a prompt. Roaming ASW Override=0/1 Set audio levels on each machine check box: ASW Override=0/1 If set to 0, Dragon runs a Volume and Quality Check on the microphone each time a user opens a Roaming user profile. Default: 0 (deselected) If set to 1, Dragon skips the microphone check. ASW Override and Roaming ASW Override should always have the same setting.
Appendix B: Options for MSI installations Appendix B: Options for MSI installations MSI properties for Dragon installations Sample command lines Feature variables to set through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE properties Speech options 68 70 71 72 MSI options for scheduled tasks 73 Extracting MSI/MST files from the Dragon setup.
Dragon Client Installation Guide MSI properties for Dragon installations This section describes the msiexec.exe properties that apply to Dragon. For information on Windows Installer-defined properties, see the Microsoft Dev Center for Windows Installer: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370905.aspx. Syntax l To install using msiexec.exe, use the syntax: msiexec.exe /i "Dragon 15.msi" = l To install using setup.exe, put all msiexec.
Appendix B: Options for MSI installations Options Description 1: (Default) Selected. The Administrative Settings dialog box appears during installation. SETFORMATTINGS=0/1 Optional Sets the default state of the Modify the formatting options for all users check box in the Advanced dialog of the Installer. 0: Deselected. The Auto-Formatting dialog box does not appear during installation. 1: Selected. The Auto-Formatting dialog box appears during installation.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Sample command lines msiexec.exe command line msiexec.exe /i "Dragon 15.msi" SERIALNUMBER= DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15" PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress PERIODIC_TASK="aco|lmo;admin;pswd;Mon, 01:00|Mon, 06:00" ADDLOCAL=TTSENX,NatSpeak,ENUGeneral /L*v "C:\Logs\logfile.log" /qn setup.exe command line setup.exe /s /v"SERIALNUMBER= DEFAULTSINI=\"C:\\nsdefaul
Appendix B: Options for MSI installations Feature variables to set through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE properties You can specify any of the features in the table below using ADDLOCAL and ADVERTISE properties on the command line. For example: ADDLOCAL=NatSpeak,TTSENU,ENU When specifying features on the command line: l l If a feature does not exist in a particular edition or language, overriding its default property has no effect. Some features (such as Text-to-Speech) have sub-features.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Speech options You can also add or advertise the following datapacks.
Appendix B: Options for MSI installations MSI options for scheduled tasks Note: Take the following actions on the client computer. Do not perform them on the computer where you performed the initial installation and configured default option settings. You can include an additional option on the command line to run one or more of the following tasks on a particular schedule: l l l Acoustic model optimization (ACO)—This task optimizes the acoustic models used to interpret the user’s speech.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Extracting MSI/MST files from the Dragon setup.exe Some minor releases of Dragon do not include an MSI file. Instead, the file is part of the setup.exe file. You can run silent installations from the command line with msiexec.exe or setup.exe—you don’t need to extract the .msi and .mst files. Use the following information if you are comfortable using .msi installers. The following sample command line extracts the Dragon 15.msi file and the .
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection Remote desktop connection support 76 Configuring the Windows server 78 Configuring the Dragon clients 82 75
Dragon Client Installation Guide Remote desktop connection support To transmit audio from the client computer to a server running Dragon through a Remote Desktop Connection, you must: l Enable the audio recording option on the remote client software. l Enable the audio recording redirection policy on the server. To use the PowerMic over the RDC connection, install the PowerMic Button Control application to enable button support.
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection l Network: l l 100 Mbps connection speed Network bandwidth required per active user is 1.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Configuring the Windows server Install Dragon on a supported server operating system. For information on installing Dragon, see “Initial installation” on page 24. When you have installed Dragon, do the following for your server: l Windows Server 2008 R2—See “Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2” on page 79. l Windows Server 2012 R2—See “Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2” on page 78.
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection 16. If a dialog box appears asking you to allow automatic restarts, click Yes. The Installation Progress screen displays the status of the installation. 17. When the installation is complete, verify that the installation was successful. 18. Click Close. 19. Restart the computer, even if the server was not restarted automatically. Configure the local group policy on the server 1. On the server, open a command prompt and run gpedit.msc. 2.
Dragon Client Installation Guide The Remote Desktop Services screen appears. 6. Click Next. The Select Role Services screen appears. 7. Select Remote Desktop Session Host, and then click Next. The Uninstall and Reinstall Applications for Compatibility screen appears. 8. Click Next. The Specify Authentication Method for Remote Desktop Session Host screen appears. 9. Select Do not require Network Level Authentication. 10. Click Next until you reach the Configure Client Experience screen. 11.
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection 4. Choose your preferred configuration to allow remote connections. 5. Click OK. 6. Proceed to “Configuring the Dragon clients” on page 82. Configuring other server operating systems Do the following to configure Remote Desktop Connection on Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise, Windows 8 Professional and Enterprise, or Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise and Education: 1. Open the Control Panel. 2. Open System Properties. 3. Click the Remote tab. 4.
Dragon Client Installation Guide Configuring the Dragon clients To enable audio redirection through a remote desktop connection and to allow users to connect and use Dragon through a Remote Desktop Connection, you must install and configure the Dragon Client for Remote Desktop on each client computer that needs to connect to Dragon on the server. 1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Dragon installer DVD. 2. Open the DragonClientForRemoteDesktop folder. 3. Double-click to run setup.
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection Using Dragon on a Server Operating System l To use the PowerMic over a remote desktop connection, select the USB microphone type when creating a new user profile. When using the USB dictation source, you must use the PowerMic Button Control application to configure PowerMic hot keys. l The Remote Audio suggested for the user profile is the default microphone on your client computer.
