Set up an evaluation installation

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Create the database

1. Open the Administration and Monitoring Console under a user account that has administrative privileges, using one of the following methods:
   • Click Start → All programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers → Administration and Monitoring Console.
   • Or click this link: https://localhost/FlexiCapture12/Monitoring/#Settings/DbConn
2. Click Settings → Application Server, and then click the Create new database button.
3. In the window that opens, specify the following:
   • Server instance name — (local)\sqlexpress. If SQL Server is not installed locally, the server instance name looks like <computer_name>\sqlexpress.
   • Database name — FCDemoDataBase
   • Authentication settings — Database Server Authentication
   • User name and Password — the name and password of the database administrator that were specified when installing Microsoft SQL Server. For more information, see Install ABBYY FlexiCapture for evaluation.
   • Use external file storage — select this option and specify the path to a file storage location, for example C:\FileStorage.
4. Click OK. Once the database is created, you will be issued a temporary password, which is the word “password.” Open the log-in page (https://localhost/FlexiCapture12/Login) and change this password.

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Set up the Processing Server

1. Launch the Processing Server Monitor (click Start → All Programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers → Processing Server).
2. On the Actions menu, click Add Server → Local Host.
3. Make sure that the Processing Server is running (it should have next to it). Otherwise, click Actions → Start. Note: For more information, see Set up the Processing Server.
4. To add Processing Stations: select the Stations item in the ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers tree, select <Server_Name>, and then click Actions → Add Stations…. In the window that opens, click By name… and type localhost to add the locally installed Processing Station. Start the Processing Station (Actions → Start).
5. If required, create a station group or groups. To do this, select Station groups in the tree and click . In the dialog box that opens, specify a group name and select the stations.

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Upload a project to the server

1. Launch the Project Setup Station (click Start → All Programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Stations → Project Setup Station).
2. Open a local project (click File → Open Project…). Note: You can select any of the sample projects stored in this folder: %public%\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\12.0\Samples.
3. Upload the project to the server (click File → Upload Project to Server…). Enter the address of the Application Server in the following format: https://localhost. Note: If the Project Setup Station and the Application Server are installed on different computers, the server address will look like this: https://<ApplicationServer> where <ApplicationServer> is the name of the computer on which the Application Server is installed.
4. Select Use server authentication and enter the name and password of the database administrator. Note: If you are planning to demonstrate how images can be imported from Hot Folders, enable Hot Folder processing in the Administration and Monitoring Console (click Settings → Projects).