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ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 System Administrator’s Guide
Activation of a Standalone Runtime License
General
The Standalone Runtime License is required if you want to run locally an application which uses ABBYY FineReader
Engine 9.0 library on a single computer. This license supports a hardware or software protection key.
If you choose the hardware protection key, you have to bundle a hardware protection key with each of your application.
Hardware protection keys can be purchased from ABBYY's authorized resellers. To be able to work with hardware
protection key you need to include the installation of the Hardware Key drivers into your application's installation
procedure. The Hardware Key drivers are supplied with ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 and may be distributed along with
other ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 files allowed for distribution. The hardware protection key must be plugged into a
USB port.
If you choose the software protection key, you need to provide a unique Runtime Serial Number with each copy of your
application. The Runtime Serial Numbers can be purchased from ABBYY's authorized resellers. A special License Manager
utility supplied by ABBYY as an integral part of ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 is used to the Runtime Serial Number
activation.
For activation of a
Standalone Runtime License you will need to use one of the variants described in the table below. The
selection depends on the type of your protection key and the mode of the ABBYY FineReader Engine library installation.
Mode of Library Installation
Protection
Key
Automatic Manual
software
Run the Local
License Manager
utility.
Activate a license.
In the FREngine.ini file, specify the protection type:
[Protection]
ProtectionType=File
Run the Local License Manager utility and activate a license.
hardware
Activation is not
required
Copy the ikeydrvr.exe file into the ..\USB Drivers subfolder of your
application root folder in the case of a 32bit system, or ..\USB Drivers\64
subfolder in the case of a 64bit system.
Install the Hardware Key driver (see Installing Hardware Key Drivers in the
help for details).
In the FREngine.ini file, specify the protection type:
[Protection]
ProtectionType=Hardlock
Local License Manager Utility
The Local License Manager utility (FREngineLM.exe) allows you to manage Developer's and Standalone Runtime licenses.
In the ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 Local License Manager dialog box you can add, remove, activate, deactivate and
view license properties. Several licenses can be added in this dialog box.
The Local License Manager utility (FREngineLM.exe) is installed together with the ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0
Developer License. This utility is accessible through: Start>Programs>ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0>License Manager or
in the \Bin folder. This utility may be distributed along with other ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 files allowed for
distribution and may be used for activation Standalone Runtime Licenses. The Local License Manager utility has an
English User Interface only. Developers can either use the Local License Manager utility via command line to create their
own registration utilities.
ABBYY FineReader Engine can also be activated from the command line.
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