11.5

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 11.5
Dictating with a smartphone over a
network
You can use the Dragon Remote Microphone Application on a smartphone or other supported
devices as a wireless microphone to dictate with Dragon.
To use the application as a wireless microphone, your mobile device and the Dragon client com-
puter must be on the same Wi-Fi network.
Note: Your device and Dragon NaturallySpeaking cannot communicate using cellular networks. A
Wi-Fi connection is required..
Using the Dragon Remote Microphone Application
in a home network
Bonjour works on home networks where all computers are on the same subnet, which is a com-
mon configuration. As an alternative to using Bonjour, you can also choose to enter the IP address
or computer name that runs Dragon.
If the home network has multiple routers, you need to enter the correct IP address or computer
name of the target computer or turn on multi-cast routing. See the Dragon Help for details.
Using the Dragon Remote Microphone Application
in Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
There are two general types of public Wi-Fi:
n Pure open Wi-Fi where a user turns on their computer or device, and they are “just on”. This is
similar to a typical home networking setup with one router as described above. The Dragon
Remote Microphone Application should work with this Wi-Fi configuration.
n Locations such as Starbucks and Panera, which use service providers such as AT&T Wi-Fi,
where the user must logon or accept the terms of service and where user fees may apply.
Nuance does not support this Wi-Fi configuration. The typical security settings in this kind of
network prevent the iPhone to communicate with the Dragon client computer.
Using the Dragon Remote Microphone Application
in corporate environments with multiple subnets
If the Dragon client computer and the iPhone are on the same wireless network and multi-cast
routing is enabled, Bonjour discovery should work. You may find that this multi-cast con-
figuration is not very common. IT departments may disable multi-cast routing to reduce security
threats and to reduce Wi-Fi bandwidth consumption.
If multi-cast is disabled, Bonjour discovery does not work. For Bonjour discovery to work on a
site has computers on multiple wired or wireless subnets, an administrator needs to enable the
multi-cast feature on the routers. This effectively puts all computers on the same subnet.
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