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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 installing your application that uses ABBYY FineReader Engine library on your computer via the command line, without any interaction with the user.You will need:
  • the serial number of your Runtime License.
Follow the instructions:
  1. Run the %archive_name%.sh under ROOT.
  2. Specify the following parameters in the command line:
    • The path to the folder where the ABBYY FineReader Engine library will be installed.
    • The serial number of your license.
The example of command line:
%archive_name%.sh -- --install-dir "<folder path>" --serial-number "<number>"
  1. Check if your license has been activated in the License Manager Utility.
In this scenario, you are installing your application that uses ABBYY FineReader Engine library on a workstation connected to the license server through a network via the command line, without any interaction with the user.You will need:
  • the serial number of your Runtime License.
  • 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. Activate the license on the license server in the License Manager Utility.
Select the Activate License option and follow the wizard instructions to activate your license. If your server has access to the Internet you only need to enter the serial number and wait a few moments.Use ABBYY FineReader Engine and Licensing Service from the same package. Otherwise, compatibility is not guaranteed.
  1. Install the library on the workstations:
    1. Run the %archive_name%.sh under ROOT.
    2. Specify the following parameters in the command line:
      • The path to the folder where the ABBYY FineReader Engine library will be installed.
      • IP-address of the license server with the Licensing Service installed.
The example of command line:
%archive_name%.sh -- --install-dir "<folder path>" 
--service-address "<address>"
  1. Wait for installation to complete.
  2. Check if your license has been activated in the License Manager Utility.