ABBYY FineReader - 9.0 Administrator’s Guide

ABBYY FineReader 9.0

Corporate Edition

System Administrator’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0 in a LAN ....................................................................... 4

Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0...................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Administrative installation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on Workstations ........................................................... 8

Interactive installation .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Command line installation....................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

Using Active Directory .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Using Task Scheduler............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................... 17

How can I install ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on a terminal server?.............................................................................................................................17

How can I change the network connection settings?....................................................................................................................................................17

How can I repair ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on the workstations?.............................................................................................................................18

How can I rename the computer hosting the License Server or move the License Server to another computer?...........18

Managing Licenses.......................................................................................................... 20

General............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20

License types.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20

How workstations get licenses........................................................................................................................................................................................................21

ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Manager.................................................................................................................................................................................21

Group Work in a LAN...................................................................................................... 24

Processing the same ABBYY FineReader document on several computers...................................................................................................24

Using the same user languages and dictionaries on several computers ...........................................................................................................24

Technical Support .......................................................................................................... 25

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Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0 in a LAN

General

ABBYY FineReader 9.0 can be installed and used on a local area network.
The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Corporate Edition on a local
area network, as you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.

Deploying ABBYY FineReader 9.0

ABBYY FineReader can be deployed from any computer running under Microsoft Windows 2000 (or later).
The deployment process comprises the following steps:

1. Administrative installation

a. Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Server and ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Manager

For detailed instructions, see Administrative installation>Installing the ABBYY FineReader License Server.
Note: The computer on which ABBYY FineReader 9.0 License Manager is installed becomes a License Administrator Station.

b. Creating an administrative installation point

An administrative installation point is created by providing a server name and simply copying the setup package from the
CD–ROM into a folder on the server.
For detailed instructions, see Administrative installation>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?

2. Adding licenses to the License Manager
For detailed instructions, 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 Systems Management Server (SMS),

● Task Scheduler

For detailed instructions, see Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on Workstations.

Note:

● The server (\\MyLicenseServer) on which the License Server is installed must run under Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft
Windows Server 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows Vista.

● The server (\\MyFileServer) on which the administrative installation point is created must be a file server running under any
operating system that supports long file names.

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

Important!

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

2. Do not install several different versions of ABBYY FineReader on the same workstation.

Administrative installation folder requirements

1. 350 MB free hard–disk space to create an administrative installation point

2. Read access to the administrative installation folder (e.g.\\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 9.0) for all
users on whose computers ABBYY FineReader is to be installed.

3. When using Active Directory® to deploy ABBYY FineReader 9.0, the Domain Computers accounts must have read permissions for
the administrative installation folder.

License Server requirements

1. 50 MB free hard–disk space to create license files and accounts

2. The number of connections supported by the operating system of the License Server must be at least equal to the total number of
potential users of the program (only for Concurrent licenses).

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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, for example, allows no more than 10 simultaneous connections, allowing to run ABBYY
FineReader only on 10 workstations at a time.

License Administrator Station requirements

1. PC running under Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or later (to work with localized interfaces, the operating system must support the
corresponding language)

2. 64 MB RAM

3. 20 MB free hard–disk space

Workstation requirements

1. PC with 1 GHz or greater Intel® Core™2/Pentium®/Celeron®/Xeon™, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ or
compatible processor

2. Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (to work with localized
interfaces, the operating system must support the corresponding language)

3. 512 RAM; in multiprocessor systems, an additional 512 MB RAM is required for each additional processor

4. 400 MB for installation of all program components; 512 MB for program operation

5. TWAIN– or WIA–compatible scanner, digital camera or fax modem

6. Video card and monitor supporting min. resolution of 1024*768

7. Keyboard and mouse or other pointing device

Administrative installation

Installing the License Server and the License Manager

1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive. The setup program will start automatically.
Note: If the setup program does not start automatically, run the file License Server\Setup.exe from the ABBYY FineReader 9.0
CD–ROM.

2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Install ABBYY FineReader License Server.

3. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
During setup, you can:

● Install the License Server and install the License Manager utility.

The License Server and the License Manager will be installed on the computer from which you are performing the
administrative installation. You can specify a folder into which the License Manager is to be installed.

● Install only the License Manager. You will need to specify a folder into which the License Manager is to be installed and

specify the name of the computer hosting the License Server.

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Note:

● If several users will be managing the ABBYY FineReader 9.0 licenses, they must have the License Manager utility installed on their
computers.

● Each user must be a member of one of the two local groups on the server:

1. ABBYY Licensing Administrators

2. BUILTIN\Administrators
You can disable user authorization in the file
%programfiles%\Common Files\ABBYY\FineReader\9.00\Licensing\CE\NetworkLicenseServer.ini
This file is located on the computer where the License Server has been installed. Add the following parameter to this file:

[Licensing]
EnableManagerAuthorization = false
Important! For the changes to take effect, you must restart ABBYY FineReader 9.0 CE Licensing Service.

Creating an administrative installation point

1. Place the setup disk into the CD–ROM drive. The setup program will start automatically
Note: If the setup program does not start automatically, run the AdminSetup.exe file from the ABBYY FineReader 9.0 CD–ROM.

2. Select Deploy ABBYY FineReader in LAN>Create administrative installation point.

3. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
When the setup program prompts you, specify the following:

● The name of the computer where the License Server is to be installed

● The path to the administrative installation folder

Important! Avoid moving the administrative installation folder after ABBYY FineReader is installed on the workstations.

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Installing ABBYY FineReader 9.0 on Workstations

Interactive installation

1. Perform ABBYY FineReader 9.0 administrative installation (see Administrative installation for details).

2. Run the setup.exe file in the administrative installation folder.

3. Follow the instructions of the setup wizard.

Command line installation

1. Perform ABBYY FineReader 9.0 administrative installation (see Administrative installation for details).

2. Run the setup.exe file in the administrative installation folder using the command line parameters described below.

Advertise installation

For advertise installation, type

Setup.exe /j

The program icon will appear in the workstation’s Start menu. Clicking this icon automatically installs the program in default
configuration, i.e. all the recognition languages are installed on the workstation and the interface language is selected based on the
workstation’s regional settings.

Silent installation

For silent installation, type

Setup.exe /qn

In the case of silent installation, no set–up dialog boxes are displayed and the program is installed in default configuration, i.e. all the
recognition languages are installed on the workstation, and the interface language is selected based on the workstation’s regional
settings.
Note: Change “/qn” to “/qb” if you want an installation progress bar to be displayed. No other dialog boxes will be displayed.

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