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Software protection uses an activation file that should be obtained from the ABBYY server during a license activation process.
In this scenario, you are about to develop an application that uses ABBYY FineReader Engine library on your computer. The installation is performed using the interactive command line installer.You will need:
  • the serial number of your Developer License.
  • your Customer Project ID.
Run the %archive_name%.sh under ROOT without passing arguments and follow the wizard’s instructions:
  1. Read the Software Developer License Agreement and confirm your possession of a Developer License.
  2. Specify the path to the folder where the ABBYY FineReader Engine library will be installed.
  3. Select the Developer installation option.
  4. Select the Local server option.
  5. Install and launch the Licensing Service.
  6. Enter your Customer Project ID.
  7. Skip the step of setting the Online License.
  8. Launch the License Manager Utility and activate your license.
  9. Wait for installation to complete.
In this scenario, you are about to develop an application that uses ABBYY FineReader Engine library on a workstation connected to the license server through a network. The installation is performed using the interactive command line installer.You will need:
  • the serial number of your Developer License.
  • your Customer Project ID.
  • the DNS name or IP-address of the license server.
Follow the instructions:
  1. Install the Licensing Service on the license server, as described in Installing the Licensing Service.
  2. Launch the License Manager Utility and activate your license.
Use ABBYY FineReader Engine and Licensing Service from the same package. Otherwise, compatibility is not guaranteed.
  1. Install the library on the workstations:
Run the %archive_name%.sh under ROOT without passing arguments and follow the wizard’s instructions:
  1. Read the Software Developer License Agreement and confirm your possession of a Developer License.
  2. Specify the path to the folder where the ABBYY FineReader Engine library will be installed.
  3. Select the Developer installation option.
  4. Select the Remote server option.
  5. Specify IP-address of the license server with the Licensing Service installed.
  6. Enter your Customer Project ID.
  7. Skip the step of setting the Online License.
  8. Wait for installation to complete.