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Contents
DPG-DLG-DLE_ClientInstallationGuideCover_v11
Copyright3
Contents5
Chapter 1: About this guide7
Guide overview8
About Dragon9
Additional resources10
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon13
Checklist—Planning the client installation14
Audience8
Physical Architecture9
Documentation10
Training11
Support11
Preparing for an installation15
Storage space considerations15
Assigning access17
Assigning permissions for Roaming users17
Preparing client workstations18
Turning off Windows Automatic Updates18
Anti-virus recommendations18
Recommended virtual memory settings18
Dragon system requirements19
Dragon file structure20
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 1020
Accessing program files21
Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon23
Install Dragon and choose the default settings24
Initial installation24
Natspeak.exe Command Line options25
Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings29
Overview—Installing the Dragon client with initial settings30
Prerequisites30
Installation methods30
Contents
Push installations30
Installing the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers32
Performing an administrative installation with a batch file33
Understanding the script in admininstall.bat33
Modifying admininstall.bat33
Command Line installation with msiexec.exe34
Installing the same configuration on additional computer(s)34
Chapter 5: Configure the Dragon Client for NMC35
Associating Dragon clients with the Nuance Management Center server or Local Authenticator36
Converting from Stand-Alone mode to NMS mode37
Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini39
Dragon client settings in nsdefaults.ini40
Auto-Formatting dialog box40
Options dialog44
Administrative Settings dialog60
Appendix B: Options for MSI installations67
MSI properties for Dragon installations68
Sample command lines70
Feature variables to set through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE properties71
Speech options72
MSI options for scheduled tasks73
Extracting MSI/MST files from the Dragon setup.exe74
Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection75
Remote desktop connection support76
System Requirements for using Dragon through a remote desktop connection76
Configuring the Windows server78
Configuring Windows Server 2012 R278
Configuring Windows Server 2008 R279
Configuring other server operating systems81
Configuring the Dragon clients82
Using Dragon on a Server Operating System83
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Chapter 1: About this guide
Guide overview8
About Dragon9
Additional resources10
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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.
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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. For example, use voice commands to:
l Correct and format text
l Access buttons and menus in supported programs, including Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect,
WordPad, and more
Administrators or users can also create custom words and commands and share them with team members.
Dragon can be installed on each client computer manually (see “Install Dragon and choose the default
settings” on page 24) or through a push install (see “Push installations” on page 30).
Physical Architecture
The Dragon client can be configured to communicate with Nuance Management Center, allowing
administrators to manage all Dragon clients from a single central console. The physical configuration of
Dragon includes:
l Dragon clients—Client computers with Dragon installed
l Roaming user storage location (Standalone mode only)—A network-accessible storage location
for the Master Roaming user profiles. May be a file server, Web server, or any location accessible to
other computers within your network.
For more information on the Roaming feature, see the Dragon Help.
l Application server—(Nuance Management Center/NMS mode users only) The NMC server.
Stores user accounts, settings, and administrative information. Can be a single machine, or, in large
installations, can be multiple servers load-balanced by a network traffic switch. Can be the Nuancehosted NMC server in the cloud, or a server that you install and host on-premise.
l Database server—(Nuance Management Center/NMS mode users only) Hosts the SQL database
that stores your data, like sites, groups, and licenses. Can be the same physical machine as your
application server, or a separate database server.
For more information on each Dragon component, see “Additional resources” on page 10.
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DocumentDescriptionLocation
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.
Dragon Release Notes
New features, system requirements, client
upgrade instructions, and known issues.
Dragon Help. Do
the following:
1. When
Dragon is
open, click
the Help
icon ()
on the
DragonBar,
and then
select
Help
Topics.
2. Click Get
started.
3. Click
Dragon
release
notes.
Dragon Wireless Headset
User Guide
Instructions for connecting and using your
Bluetooth headset with Dragon.
Dragon Support
web site
Dragon WorkbookInstructions and training exercises for performing
Dragon’s basic tasks, like dictating and correcting
text by voice.
Dragon Support
web site
Dragon Professional
Group Citrix Administrator
Guide
Hardware, software, and network requirements for
deploying Dragon in a network of client computers
that connect to a Citrix server to access published
applications.
Dragon Support
web site
Nuance Management Center
Instructions for installing and configuring the NMC Dragon Support
Additional resources
The following resources are available in addition to this guide to help you manage your Dragon installation.
Documentation
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DocumentDescriptionLocation
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. For more information, see the Dragon Support web site.
Support
The Dragon Support web site provides many resources to assist you with your Dragon installation, like
forums and a searchable knowledgebase. For more information on Support offerings, see the Dragon Support
web site at:
l Administrator rights are not required to create a user profile or use the software after
installation. Note that if an administrator creates a user profile while logged in as an
administrator, that profile is not accessible to users with restricted privileges.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon
l Users are permitted to create multiple profiles, provided each profile is for one person.
Additional users must purchase a separate license for Dragon. Volume license agreements
are available.
Storage space considerations
Each Dragon user must have his or her own user profile. This is a set of files in which Dragon stores
information about each user’s voice, frequently-used words and phrases, optional settings, and
custom commands (if applicable). Each computer on which Dragon is installed must have enough free
space for the required user profile(s).
Use the following guidelines for allocating disk space on your system. The actual amount of disk
space varies from site to site.
To set the amount of data to store:
1.
From the DragonBar, select Tools>Administrative Settings.
The Administrative Settings dialog box opens.
2. Select the Disk space reserved for network archive option.
For each Master Roaming user profile:
l 90 MB for each Roaming user profile
l 21 MB for each additional vocabulary you add for the user profile
l 70 MB for each additional dictation source you add for the user profile
l 1000 MB for Acoustic Optimizer data associated with each dictation source of each user
profile
For each Local Roaming user profile:
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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. In contrast, a Roaming user profile is stored in a network storage location and Dragon
does not create a backup copy of a Roaming user profile.
An administrator should create backup copies of all Roaming user profiles on a regular basis.
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Assigning access
Location or registry key
Permissions level or type of
access rights
Users affected
Roaming user profiles folder
(Optional)
Full read/write/modify
permissions
Windows user accounts for all
users dictating on Dragon
clients
C:\ProgramData\Nuance
folder and all sub-folders
Full read/write/modify
permissions
Windows user accounts for all
users dictating on Dragon
clients
C:\Users\<Windows User
ID>\AppData\
folder and all sub-folders
Full read/write/modify
permissions
HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Nuance
Rights to update the registry to
read/write to these keys
Windows accounts used on
workstations running the
Dragon client
HKEY_CURRENT_
USER\SOFTWARE\Nuance
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.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon
Assigning permissions for Roaming users
To ensure each dictating user has appropriate access to his or her user profile, you must give full
read/write/modify permissions to all files and directories where the Roaming user profiles are located,
even through http or https connections. This level of access ensures that when the user dictates,
Dragon can interact with the Roaming user profiles effectively.
Each Windows user account that logs in to the Dragon client workstation should also have
read/write/modify access to the Roaming user profiles, since the Dragon client frequently modifies
these profiles.
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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.
Recommended virtual memory settings
Set Virtual Memory to 4092 on Windows Server, or to the maximum possible setting on workstations
that have 4 GB of RAM.
Otherl Internet Explorer 11 or the current version of Chrome for
online Help and for installation if installing from the Web
l
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2 or later
Generally, the .NET Framework is pre-installed on
Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 computers. If you do not have it
installed, you are prompted to install it during Dragon's
installation.
Nuance does not provide the .NET Framework with your
installation; you must download the installation file from
microsoft.com.
l A DVD-ROM drive if installing from disk
l
An audio input device capable of 16-bit recording for
dictation
For a list of recommended devices, see http://sup-
port.nuance.com/compatibility/.
l An internet connection to connect to the Nuance
Management Center (NMC) Server
During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following
requirements. If they are not met, Dragon is not installed.
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 Some utilities are located inside the Dragon Tools subfolder.
l Windows 8.1: From the Start screen, click the down arrow to show all applications. Scroll to
find Dragon.
l Windows 10: Select Start > All apps > Dragon.
Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon
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Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon
Chapter 3: Initial Installation of
Dragon
Install Dragon and choose the default settings24
Initial installation24
Natspeak.exe Command Line options25
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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.
Notes:
l You must have Windows Administrator rights to install or uninstall Dragon.
l If you have more than one language, the installation process uses your operating system’s
language, if supported. If Dragon does not support your operating system language, the
installer runs in English. You cannot install Dragon using a language other than the primary
language. For example, if you install the German software on a French operating system,
the installation interface is in French. If you install the German software on a Chinese
operating system, the installation interface is in English.
Initial installation
To perform an initial installation of Dragon, run the setup.exe file from your installation DVD.
1.
Insert the product DVD.
If the installation does not start automatically, run setup.exe from the DVD.
2. Follow the prompts to navigate through the wizard.
3. On the Region Selection screen, select a region to install, or select All English regions to
install more than one region.
The region determines the accents and vocabularies available on this installation. Selecting a
single region saves disk space, but users cannot create user profiles with an accent that is not
included with the selected region.
4. On the same screen, select the Advanced check box to customize your settings, then click Next.
5. On the Advanced screen, select the following check boxes to display additional dialog boxes at
the end of the installation. These dialog boxes allow you to choose settings that apply to all
users dictating on this computer. You can then copy these settings to other installations.
l Modify the application’s settings for all user profiles—If selected, the Options
dialog box appears.
l Modify the administrative settings—If selected, the Administrative Settings dialog
box appears.
l Auto-Formatting options—If selected, the Auto-Formatting dialog box appears.
6. When each of the dialog boxes appears, select the options to apply to all client installations,
and then click OK. The dialog boxes are:
l Options—Select the default options for correction, hot keys, data storage, and other
settings.
NMC users—Only options in the Commands tab are saved to the NMC server.
All other settings are saved locally.
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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. For more information, see
“MSI properties for Dragon installations” on page 68.
l Miscellaneous (Stand-alone mode only)—Set other administrative options.
l Scheduled Tasks—Enable and schedule Accuracy Tuning (Stand-Alone
mode only) and Data Collection tasks.
l NMS Settings—To configure the client to connect to the NMC server,
select Enable NMS and enter the server address.
Note: You cannot use the NMC console to enable Nuance
Management Center/NMS mode on client computers.
7. Click Install to begin the installation process.
The installation progress bar appears. The process may take several minutes.
8. When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard.
Dragon saves the configuration you created during setup in nsdefaults.ini. If you set up your
installation for Roaming user profiles, there is also a file called roamingdef.ini. These files are
located in:
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15
The .ini file(s) contains custom settings that you can apply to each of the Dragon installations you
deploy. Retrieve nsdefaults.ini (and roamingdef.ini, if applicable) and copy to a directory you
can access from the other client computers.
Note: To add or change settings in the .ini files after you complete your initial installation, see
“Natspeak.exe Command Line options” on page 25. Otherwise, see “Overview—Installing the
Dragon client with initial settings” on page 30.
Natspeak.exe Command Line options
To install the Dragon client on other computers with default settings, you must configure your initial
installation using the natspeak.exe command line options. Dragon saves this configuration in the
nsdefaults.ini file in:
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15
To create or modify nsdefaults.ini, perform the following steps on the workstation where you
created the initial installation of Dragon:
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1. Close Dragon if it is running.
2. Open a Command Prompt window:
l Windows 7: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
l Windows 8.1: From the Start screen, click the down arrow to show all apps, and then
scroll to Windows System > Command Prompt
l Windows 10: Start > All apps > Windows System > Command Prompt
3. Switch to the program directory. The default is:
Enter the commands below to change the default configuration. All steps are optional; if you
skip a step, your installation uses the default values for the associated options.
For more information on the individual dialog boxes and their settings, see the Dragon help.
l To open the Options dialog box, enter
natspeak.exe /SetDefaultOptions
In the dialog box, select the default options that should apply to all client installations,
and then click OK.
l To open the Auto-Formatting dialog box, enter
natspeak.exe /SetDefaultFormattingOptions
In the dialog box, select default Auto-Formatting options to apply to all client
installations, and then click OK.
l To open the Administrative Settings dialog box, enter
natspeak.exe /SetDefaultAdministrativeOptions
In the dialog box, select settings to apply to all installations in the tabs, and then click
OK.
5.
The configuration you created running natspeak.exe is saved in nsdefaults.ini. If you
configured Roaming users, you’ll also see the roamingdef.ini file. By default, you can find
configuration files here:
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking15
6.
When you have located nsdefaults.ini, verify that your option settings have changed.
Double-click the nsdefaults.ini file to open it in a text editor. You should see values defined
for the options you changed.
For information on the settings created in nsdefaults.ini, see “Modifying nsdefaults.ini” on
page 39.
7.
Include the newly created nsdefaults.ini file and, if applicable, roamingdef.ini, in your
MSI package to distribute the file to all workstations where Dragon is installed.
For more information, see “Overview—Installing the Dragon client with initial settings” on page
30.
Other natspeak.exe options
Use these options from the command line:
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