Dragon speech recognition Enterprise solution Guide Citrix administator guide ® For:
Contents Dragon_CitrixGuideCover_20160929_v1 About this guide 1 7 Who should read this guide 7 Dragon products included here 7 Information covered in this guide 7 Choosing a Citrix deployment solution for Dragon Group 8 Additional considerations when deploying Dragon Group on a Citrix server 8 Overview of dictation flows with XenDesktop and XenApp 9 Installing Dragon Group on a Citrix server 10 Configuring your Citrix server for Dragon Group 11 Citrix Load Balancing 11 Application Isolat
Contents Citrix 27 Screen resolution 28 Other requirements 28 Supported Applications 28 Support for Dragon Group with Citrix clients and servers 4 29
Copyright 2016 Dragon Group 14. This material may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the software. Changes are periodically made to the information provided here. Future versions of this material will incorporate these changes.
About this guide Who should read this guide This guide is written for any administrator in an organization who manages either the Citrix server or the supporting software on client computers that allows them to connect to the server. Dragon products included here This guide is for customers who purchase either Dragon Professional Group or Dragon Legal Group.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide Choosing a Citrix deployment solution for Dragon Group You can deploy Dragon Group with Citrix in one of the following ways: Option Usage Install Dragon Group as a Publish Dragon and use it to dicpublished application on tate into other published applicCitrix XenApp server ations that are located on the same XenApp server.
(Note that USB microphones use less than 1.3 Mbps of network bandwidth.) Overview of dictation flows with XenDesktop and XenApp When Dragon is installed on a Citrix server, it appears to function as if it were installed on the client machine, but behind the scenes, there's more happening. A user initiates the process by launching Dragon remotely from a client computer, and then launching a destination application, which is the application he or she wants to dictate into.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide Installing Dragon Group on a Citrix server To install Dragon Group on a Citrix server, complete the following tasks: Verify that your Citrix server meets the following requirements: Dragon's standard system requirements, described in Dragon Group system requirements on page 26. A single (non-hyper-threaded) core processor for each active speaker. Speech model of BestMatch IV only. 1.1GB RAM for the Dragon (natspeak.exe) process.
Configuring your Citrix server for Dragon Group Before installing Dragon Group on your Citrix server, you need to make sure the server settings are configured appropriately, based on how you plan to deliver Dragon. Citrix Load Balancing If you use the Citrix server's Load Balancing feature, make sure you run Dragon on the same server as any application that users need to dictate into with Dragon. Otherwise, Dragon may not work properly with those applications.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide Guidelines for client machines when Dragon is installed on a XenApp server If you publish your user applications separately via XenApp and do not publish a Desktop, you may need to ensure compliance with the following guidelines for client computers: n Users should not change Application Set settings when they run a published application.
Publishing Dragon Group from a Citrix server You must publish Dragon to allow the Citrix Receiver to see and display Dragon on your client machines. If you are deploying Dragon with XenDesktop If you are deploying Dragon with XenDesktop, you publish the desktop as you normally would. Those steps don't vary in any way when Dragon is included on the published desktop. For details on publishing a desktop, see your Citrix documentation.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide 4. Select the machine where Dragon Group is installed. 5. On the Machine Catalog Setup screen, click Next.
6. In the Operating System section, select Windows Server OS. 7. Click Next. 8. In the This Machine Catalog will use section, select Machines that are power managed. 9. In the Deploy machines using section, select Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS). 10. In the left-navigation panel, click Delivery Groups.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide 11. Right-click the Delivery Groups that contain the machine where Dragon Group is installed, and select Add Applications. 12. On the Create Application screen, click Next. 13. In Select Applications, select your Dragon Group application, and click Next. 14. On the Summary screen, click Finish.
After you have published Dragon from your XenApp server, you need to set up your client machines before running Dragon. For more information, See "Configuring clients to use Dragon on the Citrix server" on page .
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide Configuring clients to use Dragon on the Citrix server To prepare your client computers to use Dragon on a Citrix server, review the following tasks and complete those that apply to your setup. Install the Citrix Receiver software on all clients Regardless of whether you are deploying Dragon Group with XenDesktop or XenApp, you need to make sure the Citrix Receiver software is installed on all clients that need access to the Citrix server.
When you deploy Dragon with XenDesktop, you need to log into XenDesktop from each client machine and enter the necessary settings to enable Dragon to receive audio from devices connected to each local client machine. Do the following: 1. Launch an internet browser and log in to the Citrix server. 2. In the Desktops view, select the desktop where Dragon Group is installed.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide 3. If the browser displays a security dialog box like the one below, click Allow. 4. In the HDX Microphone and Webcam dialog-box, select Permit use of these device. This gives permission to the virtual desktop to use audio devices connected to the client machine. 5. At the top of the Desktops view, click the Preferences tab. 6.
Allow users with analog microphones to launch Dragon This information applies to both XenDesktop and XenApp deployments. If you have users who dictate with an analog microphone, you need to grant them permission to customize audio quality and set the quality to high. To grant users permission to customize audio quality for the web interface, do the following: 1. Open the Citrix Access Management Console. 2.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide 8. Select Enable audio. 9. In the Sound quality drop-down list, select High. 10. Click Apply. 11. Click OK. 12. From a command prompt, run the gpupdate /force command, to ensure that the policy is correctly applied. Enable sound quality on the client computer This information applies to both XenDesktop and XenApp deployments.
2. To disable logging: Go to the [VDDNS] section and change the line LogLevel=2 to LogLevel=0. 3. To redirect logging to another location or device: Go to the [VDDNS] section and change the path in the line. 4. Save and exit the module.ini file.
Appendix Appendix Dragon Group system requirements 26 Processor 26 Processor cache 26 Operating systems and RAM 27 Free hard disk space 27 Microphone 27 Sound card 27 Citrix 27 Screen resolution 28 Other requirements 28 Supported Applications 28 Support for Dragon Group with Citrix clients and servers 29 25
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide Dragon Group system requirements During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following requirements. If they are not met, Dragon will not be installed. Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors produce faster performance. Note: Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are not supported.
Appendix Operating systems and RAM Operating system Windows 8, and 8.1 (Standard and Metro) 32-bit 64-bit √ √ RAM min 2 GB for 32-bit 4 GB for 64-bit Windows 7, SP1 or higher √ √ 2 GB for 32-bit 4 GB for 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP2 or higher) X √ 4 GB for 64-bit Windows Server 2012 R2 X √ 4 GB for 64-bit NOTE If your computer has less than the recommended amount of RAM, Dragon will install but displays a message recommending that you install additional RAM for optimum performance.
Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide To download the latest patches and updates for the Citrix XenApp client and the Citrix Presentation Server, visit http://www.citrix.com. Screen resolution The following minimum screen resolutions are recommended for optimal display of Dragon on a Windows Desktop: Computer class Minimum resolution Desktop 1024 x 768 Laptop 1024 x 768 Netbook 1024 x 600 For Windows 7, and Windows 8, the maximum recommended display magnification is 150 per cent.
Appendix Support for Dragon Group with Citrix clients and servers Nuance supports the following configurations in which Dragon Group is installed on a Citrix XenApp server. Citrix Receiver 4.3, Citrix XenApp 7.6, and Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 on n Microsoft Windows 8.1, 32 and 64 bit n Microsoft Windows 7, SP1 or higher, 32 and 64 bit Citrix XenApp server 7.
