ABBYY FormReader - 6.5 Administrator’s Guide
ABBYY FormReader 6.5
Enterprise Edition
System Administrator's Guide
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ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition
System Administrator's Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition network installation
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About ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition.................................................................................................3
System Requirements ............................................................................................ 4
Server Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................4
Workstation Requirements ......................................................................................................................................4
Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition on a Network
Server............................................................................................................................ 5
Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition Stations on
Workstations ............................................................................................................. 7
Installing the Stations from the Installation CD-ROM............................................................................................7
Installing the Stations Remotely from the Server .................................................................................................... 7
Deploying the Stations on a LAN ............................................................................................................................ 8
Installing ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition on Workstations by Using Active Directory....... 8
Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition on Workstations by Using Microsoft Systems
Management Server (SMS) ..............................................................................................................................10
Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition on Workstations by Using Task Scheduler...............14
Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition on Workstations via the Command Line..................14
ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition License Management ............ 16
ABBYY FormReader License Manager Utility......................................................................................................16
Upgrading ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition Licenses ..............................................................................16
How to Create and Send a License Upgrade Request.................................................................................. 16
How to Upgrade a ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition License...........................................................16
Technical Support.................................................................................................. 18
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The ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition network
installation
About
ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition
ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition includes a Data and License Server and specialized stations:
● Administration Station,
● Scanning Station,
● Registration Station,
● Recognition Station,
● Verification Station,
● Correction Station,
● Export and Monitoring Station.
Installation of ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition consists of two stages:
1. Installing the Data and License Server.
2. Installing the form input system stations.
Important!
● We recommend that you uninstall ABBYY FormReader Desktop/Developer Edition if this program is installed on your
computer.
● If your computer is running under Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, the computers on which the
Server and the Stations will be installed must be in the same domain.
● You must have the local administrator permissions to install the program.
● We recommend closing all the running applications (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, etc.) before installing ABBYY
FormReader Enterprise Edition.
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System Requirements
Server Requirements
● PC with Pentium 300MHz processor (Windows Server 2003, XP); Pentium 200MHz processor (Windows 2000)
● Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Server 2000 (SP2 or higher), XP, 2000 Professional (SP2 or
higher)
● RAM: 256 MB (Windows Server 2003, XP); 128 MB (Windows 2000)
● 15 MB of hard disk space for Data and License Server, 75 MB for MSDE, 300 MB if installation files are copied onto the
Server for remote installation, additional disk space to store batches
● Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
● Mouse or other pointing device
● CDROM drive
● SVGA monitor (resolution 800x600 or higher), 16bit video card or higher
● USB port for hardware protection key
Workstation Requirements
● PC with Pentium 350MHz processor ( Windows Server 2003, Windows XP); Pentium 200MHz processor (Windows 2000,
Me, 98 SE)
● Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, XP, Server 2000 (SP2 or higher), 2000 Professional (SP2 or
higher), Me, 98
● 128 MB RAM (Windows Server 2003, XP); 64 MB RAM (Windows Server 2000, 2000, Me, 98 SE)
● 100 MB of hard disk space for minimal installation (one interface and one recognition language); 5 MB of hard disk space
for minimal installation of each additional; additional hard disk space to create local batch copies
● Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
● Mouse or other pointing device
● CDROM drive (in case of CDROM installation)
● SVGA monitor (resolution 800x600 or higher)
● TWAIN or ISIS compatible scanner (for Scanning Station)
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Installing ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition on a
Network Server
1. Insert the ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition installation CDROM into your CDROM drive.
2. Select the ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition item from the menu of the Autorun program or run setup.exe from the
root folder of the installation CDROM. Then follow the installation program instructions.
3. In the Select Network Components dialog box:
● If you wish to install the Data and License Server only, select the Install Server option.
● If you wish to install the Data and License Server and one or several Stations, select the both Install Server and Install
Stations options.
● If you have already installed the Data and License Server and wish to install one or several Stations, select the Install
Stations option and specify the path to the LicenseBase subfolder of the Server installation folder.
If the Install Server option is selected, the Copy distribution files onto network server options will become available.
Select this option if you wish to install the Stations from the server over the local area network.
4. In the Select Stations dialog box, select the Stations to be installed.
Important!
● When you install the Administration Station for the first time you will not be able to deselect the Administration Station
option.
● This dialog box is not displayed if you have chosen not to install the Stations.
5. In the Setup Type dialog box, select a setup type:
● Standard – the standard ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition components will be installed.
● Extended – the standard ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition components as well as eFormDesigner and
FlexiCapture Studio will be installed.
● Custom – the standard components as well as the components select in the Custom Setup dialog box will be installed.
Important! This dialog box is not displayed if you have chosen not to install the Stations.
6. In the Installation folder dialog box, specify:
● The path to the folder where the program files will be installed,
● The path to the local folder where batch copies will be stored (if the Stations are being installed).
Important!
The ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition installation folder must be located on the same computer where you are
running the setup program.
7. In the Protection Type dialog box, specify the type of the protection key supplied with your FormReader copy. If you use a
hardware protection key, you will be prompted to install the key driver.
Important! DO NOT install the hardware protection key before the installation is completed and the protection key driver is
installed. Otherwise, the driver may work incorrectly.
8. ABBYY FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition uses the SQL Server database in order to manage batch processing. Microsoft Desktop
Engine 2000 (MSDE) is supplied together with FormReader Enterprise Edition.
If SQL Server is installed on your computer, the FormReader database can be created in the existing instance of SQL Server.
During the FormReader Enterprise installation, you can also connect to an existing FormReader database (which was, for
instance, created for the previous program version).
● To create a new FormReader database in the existing instance of SQL Server:
1. In the Database Initialization dialog box, select the Create new database option and specify the database name
and the UNCpath to the folder where the batches will be stored.
If you wish to install FormReader demo batches, which allow you to get acquainted with the work of the form input
system of ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition, select the Install demo batches option.
Click Next.
2. In the dialog box that opens, select the Use existing SQL Server instance option and select the name of the
instance in the dropdown list below.
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Specify the identification parameters of the user who has system administrator rights for SQL Server. If you want to
use the default parameters, select the Use default login option. If you do this, the «sa» login and the «spring»
password will be used.
Note. If the user has the rights to create a database in SQL Server by using Windows Authentication, the user
name and login is not required.
Click Next.
3. In the dialog box that opens, click Install.
● To create a new FormReader database in a new instance of SQL Server (MSDE):
1. In the Database Initialization dialog box, select the Create new database option and specify the database name
and the UNCpath to the folder where the batches will be stored.
If you wish to install FormReader demo batches, which allow you to get acquainted with the work of the form input
system of ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition, select the Install demo batches option.
Click Next.
2. In the dialog box that opens, select the Create new SQL Server instance (MSDE) option. Then specify the path
to the installation folder of executable MSDE files and the folder where the created FormReader database will be
stored.
Note. To connect to the default instance of SQL Server, leave the field of SQL Server instance empty.
Specify the identification parameters of the user who has system administrator rights for SQL Server. If you want to
use the default parameters, select the Use default login option. If you do this, the «sa» login and the «spring»
password will be used.
Note. If the user has the rights to create a database in SQL Server by using Windows Authentication, the user
name and login is not required.
Click Next.
3. In the dialog box that opens, click Install.
The specified MSDE instance will be installed on your computer.
● To connect to an existing FormReader database:
1. In the Database Initialization dialog box, select the Use existing ABBYY FormReader database option
and click Next.
2. In the dialog box that opens, click Install.
ATTENTION! If you fail to connect to a database when installing FormReader Enterprise Edition, you can do this later. To do this, run
the FRE6DBInstaller.exe file which is located in the ...\<FormReader 6.5 Enterprise Edition installation folder>\FRE6DBI
folder.
9. Once the application has been installed, install the FormReader Enterprise Edition hardware protection key to the USB port of
your computer.
Now the FormReader administrative installation is ready for deployment.
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