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Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Copyright 2012 Nuance Communications, Inc. 2012. Dragon version 12. This material may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the software. Changes are periodically made to the information provided here. Future versions of this material will incorporate these changes.
Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 13 What's new for administrators in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15 Auto-saving end-user recognition history data 22 Creation and management of the recognition history log files 23 Contents of the recognition history log files 24 Enabling or disabling the logging of recognition history for an end-user 25 Removing the recognition history log files 26 Disable the SavePerUserProfileUtteranceData option 26 Manually delete the recognition history log file
Contents Hide the Dictation Box close confirmation for one end-user 42 Hide the Dictation Box close confirmation for all created end-users 42 Sending a notification when the Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent completes a transcription job Microsoft Exchange command line example 44 SMTP command line example 45 The Dragon Support Packager 47 Starting the Dragon Support Packager 47 What to do if the Dragon Support Packager produces an error 48 Creating Windows shortcuts to User Profiles and Vocabulari
Contents Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon 67 Coexistence with Dragon SDK Client Edition 67 Run Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 on a computer with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 67 Run Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a computer with Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 67 Chapter 3: Installing Dragon 69 Installing Dragon on a single computer 70 Enable or disable tutorials during a custom Dragon installation 74 Sample custom installation of Dragon 76 Preparing for the Roaming feature 76 Install Drag
Contents Step 5: On the administrator system where you plan to upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles 114 Step 1: Upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles 114 Step 2: Clean up the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Contents Modifying setup Properties for Custom Installation Installation using the Dragon command line Running natspeak.exe to Set Options 152 159 160 Natspeak.
Contents Setting Day/Time for Scheduled Tasks 192 Launching Online Registration Form After Installation 192 MSI Options Specific to Dragon 194 MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options 197 MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup 200 Feature Variables to Set Through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE Properties 203 Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles 207 Setting up the Roaming feature 209 Overview of the Roam
Contents Step 5: Set location of Local Roaming User Profiles 234 Step 6: Set Roaming feature options 235 Notes: 235 Administrative Settings: Roaming tab 236 Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location 239 Display Name 239 Network Location—Address 239 Setting up HTTP Connection: HTTP Settings 241 Authentication 241 Connection 241 Firewall and Proxy Servers 242 Timeouts 242 Test Connection 243 Restore Defaults 243 Setting up secure web server connection: SSL Settings 2
Contents Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV Installing and configuring WebDAV on Internet Information Services 7.
Contents Updating earlier versions of Dragon to support audio redirection 301 Using the PowerMic II through a remote desktop connection 302 Configuring the PowerMic II buttons 302 Keyboard keys you can assign to PowerMic II buttons 305 System Requirements for Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 306 Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile 309 Adding words, commands, or vocabularies to User Profiles 310 Using the Data Distribution Tool 310 Creating the Data Distributio
Contents Summaries of Administrative Settings Dialog Boxes 354 Administrative Settings: Roaming tab 355 Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location 358 Display Name 358 Network Location—Address 358 Administrative Settings: Miscellaneous tab Notes Administrative Settings: Scheduled Tasks tab 362 364 Accuracy Tuning 364 Data Collection 364 Glossary 12 360 366
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 The Dragon 12 Administrator guide is intended for administrators that deploy and manage installations of: Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 12: n n Professional edition Legal edition The administrator guide refers to these products generically as Dragon 12. We will mention when a feature applies specifically to one or more of these products editions.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Managing Smart Format Rules 41 Hiding Dictation Box confirmation 42 Sending a notification when the Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent completes a transcription job 44 14 The Dragon Support Packager 47 Creating Windows shortcuts to User Profiles and Vocabularies 50 Using multiple acoustic models with a User Profile 52
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 What's new for administrators in Dragon NaturallySpeaking The following table lists details about the new features and changes in Dragon 12. New features Remote Desktop Connection – Use Dragon without installing it locally Dragon 12 NaturallySpeaking, Professional, and Legal support remote use on Windows computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide New features (RIA) support. RIA support installs extensions in supported Web browsers. As an administrator, you may need to help end-users enable web application support, determine if the features are on, or resolve issues related to web application support. See Supporting Web Applications for details. Smart Format Rules Dragon 12 can learn from the corrections an end-user makes.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 New features If you are upgrading a User Profile for use with a 16 kHz Bluetooth microphone, perform one of the following actions: n n After you upgrade the User Profile, add a new Enhanced Bluetooth source to the profile. Create a new User Profile with an Enhanced Bluetooth source. For a list of fully supported Bluetooth microphones, please see http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide New features The Personalize Your Vocabulary dialog box contains information about the last time the "Learn from specific document” wizard and the “Learn from sent e-mails” wizard ran for the profile. The dialog also displays the total time required to run the wizards. Users can run both the "Learn from specific document” wizard and the “Learn from sent emails” wizard from the dialog.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 New features Dragon displays the Profile Restore wizard when it cannot load a User Profile. End-users can also click the Advanced button and select the Restore menu item on the Manage User Profile dialog to display the wizard. To backup a User Profile, end-users can select Profile > Backup User Profile. To restore a User Profile, end-users can select Profile > Restore User Profile. See Backing up and restoring a User Profile for details.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide New features See the Dragon Help for more information. Import custom words with word properties Users can import an XML file that contains words and word properties into another vocabulary. 1. On the DragonBar, select Vocabulary. 2. Select Import list of words or phrases. 3. Select the XML file that contains the custom words. See the Dragon Help for more information.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 New features section: Roaming User Test Connection Before Internet User Load=1. 4. Save the nssystem.ini file. Use the Options tab to turn off Active Accessibility for applications User can use an option on the Options Miscellaneous tab to disable Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) tracking for specific applications. For more details about MSAA, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms971310.aspx.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Auto-saving end-user recognition history data In Dragon 12, you can configure Dragon to auto-save recognition history data for Dragon endusers. This feature creates an on disk transcript of Dragon use for each Dragon end-user. These transcripts can then be used to monitor and help end-users during pilot and training programs. Dragon writes the end-user recognition data into two recognition history log text files.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Creation and management of the recognition history log files Dragon creates and manages two recognition history log files: n n RecogLog.txt: The current recognition history log file. Dragon saves new recognition history data into this file. RecogLog_.txt: An older recognition history log file. Dragon no longer saves data into this file. The name of this file includes its creation date, for example, RecogLog_ 2011_08_04.txt.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Contents of the recognition history log files Each recognition history log file contains the same information you can view in the Recognition History window: n n Words, phrases, and commands that Dragon recently recognized for the end-user. All words, phrases, and commands that Dragon has ever recognized for the end-user. In addition, each log file includes the following information: n n n 24 The name of the User Profile used to create the recognition data.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Enabling or disabling the logging of recognition history for an end-user To enable or disable auto-saving of recognition history for an end-user, perform the following steps on the Dragon client computer: 1. Open text editing software such as Notepad. On Windows Vista or Windows 7, make sure you have administrator rights when you open the text editor (use the “Run as administrator” option to open the text editor). 2.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Removing the recognition history log files There are several ways you can remove the recognition history log files for an end-user. Disable the SavePerUserProfileUtteranceData option When an end-user loads a User Profile, Dragon checks the profile to see if the SavePerUserProfileUtteranceData option is enabled. If the option is disabled (set to 0 or the option is not in nssystem.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Enable auto-saving of recognition history during a Dragon push installation You can enable auto-saving of recognition history when you install Dragon to workstations using an MSI push install. 1. Use administrator privileges to install Dragon on a Windows computer. 2. Start Dragon. 3. In a text editor, open the nsdefaults.ini file. In Windows 7, by default, the nsdefaults.ini file is located in the following directory: C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12 In Windo
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Dragon NaturallySpeaking to receive audio from a smartphone How Dragon NaturallySpeaking receives audio from a smartphone To use the Dragon Remote Microphone application, you must also install the Dragon Remote Microphone application on the Smartphone or supported device. For more information, see 'Using a Smartphone as a wireless microphone' in the Dragon Help.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Starting and stopping the smartphone server and server connections When an end-user starts Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the smartphone server turns on and automatically registers for local network access. Closing Dragon automatically closes the smartphone server. When an end-user starts the Dragon Remote Microphone application on the smartphone, the application detects and displays information about all the smartphone servers that the phone can connect with.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring the smartphone server You use the DNSSPServer.exe.config file to modify settings for the smartphone server. TheDNSSPServer.exe.config file is an XML-based configuration file that the Dragon NaturallySpeaking installation process places in the same folder as the smartphone server .exe file (dnsspserver.exe).: On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the dnsspserver.exe.config file is in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program Use caution
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Set the logging of network statistics You can enable the gathering and logging of network statistics data. The data is placed in the SpServer.log and the Dragon.log. In the DNSSPServer.exe.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Log type Example Explanation elapsed without receiving audio and the maximum value specified by this parameter. In this example, 90 seconds passed without receiving audio data. Session ends NetStats: Info: [Session=92s, Total=44128Bps] When a session ends (the dictation microphone is turned off), the system logs a message about the session length and the average transfer rate. In this example, the session length was 92 seconds and the average transfer rate was 44128Bps.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 You can set the BonjourDomainName option to a valid domain name for your network provided your computer has a real IP Address and is not using one of the private 10. 192., or 168. NAT addresses. Set the timeout interval for the smartphone and server connection In the DNSSPServer.exe.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 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 NaturallySpeaking . To use the application as a wireless microphone, your mobile device and the Dragon client computer 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.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 The site can also use Bonjour with unicast routing with a Domain Name Server. This network configuration requires all computers to have real IP addresses and not the 10., 192. and 168. addresses. As an alternative to Bonjour, end-users at this type of site can choose to enter the IP address or computer name of the Dragon client computer.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Supporting Web applications Dragon 12 includes Web Application Support that provides Full Text Control when an end-user dictates into Web mail applications. With some limitations, end-users can dictate content and use commands just as they would in a desktop program. Web application support means support for selected browser-based applications using Rich Internet Application (RIA) support. RIA support installs extensions in supported Web browsers.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Notes: n n n n On Windows XP - To use RIA on a Windows XP computer, use Firefox or Chrome. Internet Explorer 9 is not available with Windows XP. With Google Chrome - RIA does not work if using Chrome's Incognito mode. After an end-user enables the extensions in Internet Explorer, they must restart the browser or open a new tab before they can use the new commands. Web application support commands don't work if an end-user is working off line.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Enabling Web application support in a supported browser Dragon's Rich Internet Application extensions install on a computer when you install Dragon. Afterwards, the extension must be enabled to work with a supported web browser. After installing Dragon, the easiest way to enable the extensions is for the end-user to click or say "Yes" to the prompt to enable them the first time the end-user opens one of the supported browsers.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 5. Click "Plugins" to open the Plugins screen, and look for the Dragon RIA plugin. 6. If the extension is disabled, click "Enable." Be careful when you upgrade! When you upgrade Firefox, you'll see a window prompting you to choose which add-ons you want to keep active. You must select the Dragon RIA extension, or Firefox will automatically disable it. If this happens, use the steps above to re-enable it.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Troubleshooting web applications Check the following items if an end-user experiences issues using Dragon with web applications: n n n n n n n n 40 Make sure end-users are using a supported browser. Make sure web application support is turned on. Make sure the browser extension or plug-in is enabled: Dragon 12 includes plug-in and extension files that Web browsers use to provide Rich Internet Application support.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Managing Smart Format Rules Dragon 12 can learn from the corrections an end-user makes. If the corrections are format related or related to alternate written forms, Smart Format Rules may display a prompt to allow an enduser to set up corresponding format rules for future dictation.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Hiding Dictation Box confirmation In Dragon 12, Dragon end-users can close the Dictation Box without having to view or respond to the ‘confirm’ dialog box. Hide the Dictation Box close confirmation for one end-user 1. Make sure Dragon is closed. 2. In Windows 7, on the Dragon workstation, navigate to C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Users\\current or In Windows XP, on the Dragon workstation, navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 n n Overview of the Network Installation of Dragon from a Server Install the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers 43
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Sending a notification when the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent completes a transcription job Administrators can use a command line instruction to send an email notification when the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent completes a transcription job. After the transaction job completes, the agent sends an email to an address specified by the administrator or end-user. Users need to specify a path to a .
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 mapisend.exe options n n n n n n - u profile - the end-user mailbox of the sender -p password - mailbox password of the sender -r recipient - email address(s) of the recipient. If more than one recipient - separate with ';' these must not be ambiguous in the default address book.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 The Dragon Support Packager Dragon 12 provides a new tool to improve customer support interaction should you experience a problem. The Dragon Support Packager (dragon_support_packager.exe) collects and important files and data and places them into an encrypted package. This encrypted package can then be sent to Nuance Technical support to help resolve any issues you might be experiencing.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 6. When the progress bar reaches 100%, click Finished. 7. Find the .dgnarc file and email it to Nuance Technical Support. What to do if the Dragon Support Packager produces an error The Dragon Support Packager creates a log file every time it runs. If the packager fails to run properly, the packager creates a log file. You can use the log file and the dump file to view error information if the packager crashes.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 dragon_support_packager.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Creating Windows shortcuts to User Profiles and Vocabularies If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is shared with other people, or if a person has more than one User Profile, you can create Windows Shortcuts on the Desktop to start Dragon NaturallySpeaking and open particular User Profiles. If User Profiles have multiple Vocabularies, you can also specify the Vocabulary to open. To create a shortcut to a User Profile and Vocabulary 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 "C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program\NatSpeak.exe" /user "David" /Vocabulary Politics If the User Profile or Vocabulary name contains a space, enclose the name in quotation marks. For example, enter: /user "Mike Workman" /Vocabulary "American History" If the User Profile name contains a space, enclose the name in quotation marks. For example, type: /user "Mike Workman" 3. Click OK.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Using multiple acoustic models with a User Profile If the computer that an end-user dictates on meets certain system requirements, Dragon NaturallySpeaking uses two acoustic models with a User Profile. Using two acoustic models instead of one improves recognition and dictation accuracy. Acoustic models that can be added in pairs to a User Profile are called BestMatch IV models.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon 12 Dragon NaturallySpeaking will work normally on this computer but you may see some change in performance and accuracy".
Installing, modifying and upgrading Dragon To install Dragon NaturallySpeaking: 1. Be sure your systems meet the system requirements. 2. Prepare for the installation or upgrade by backing up User Profiles before upgrading. 3. Install or upgrade the software by choosing the type of installation. See the table below for installation options. 4. Become familiar with the Dragon file structure and carry out other post installation tasks.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Troubleshooting silent install errors If an error occurs during a silent install of Dragon, the installer does not display any error information. You will not see any error messages. You can find information about the error in the dgnsetup.log file in the Temp directory. Use the information to resolve the problem yourself or supply the log file to Nuance Technical Support for additional investigation.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon This section contains information on the prerequisites for installing Dragon, Dragon system requirements, and information on which Dragon products you can install on the same computer. Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.x or earlier to Dragon 12 is not supported.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Preparing for an installation or upgrade Before installing, modifying, or upgrading Dragon NaturallySpeaking: n n n Close all open applications. Turn off or disable any antivirus software; installation can sometimes trigger a false virus report. Look at the supplied Installation Checklist. Installation restrictions n n n n Be sure your system meets the hardware requirements before attempting to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon Installation checklist Installation checklist Do all of your workstations meet the recommended system requirements for Dragon? ( Will you install the Dragon software manually at each computer or will installation be unattended? (If the latter, read Installing, modifying, and upgrading Dragon for information on setup or MSI command-line parameters.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Where will you place the data distribution directory for distributing word lists and command sets? Will you be collecting data for the acoustic optimizer? Will you restrict end-userfs from modifying commands and vocabularies? Which default end-user-specific options will you set at installation time? (See the Dragon Help on the Options dialog.) Which Administrative options will you set?. Note: Where you store User Profiles will also depend on other factors.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon Dragon system requirements During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following requirements. If they are not met, Dragon will not be installed. Note that at least 1 GB of RAM is required for installation in Windows XP and at least 2 GB of RAM is required for installation in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. See Operating systems and RAM, below.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Operating system RAM min RAM recommended √ 2 GB 4 GB √ 2 GB 4 GB 32-bit 64-bit Windows Server 2008, including SP1 and SP2 √ Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1 or higher) √ Note: Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2 and Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP 64-bit are not supported and installation is blocked on those systems.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon Sound card Sound card capable of supporting 22 kHz 16-bit audio recording. Other requirements n n n n n n Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com). Creative ® Labs Sound Blaster ® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording DVD-ROM drive required for installation. Nuance-approved headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Storage space required for User Profiles Adequate storage space must be available for Dragon User Profiles (that store information about each particular person's voice, vocabulary, custom commands (if applicable), and option settings. The space needs to exist on: n n Stand-alone installations where end-users work on dedicated computers. AND Only for Enterprise Profile Management Central computers (sometimes servers) where Master Roaming User Profiles are stored.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon 1. To set the number of minutes of audio to retain locally, click the Archive size... button and position the slider. 2. To turn off retaining this data locally, check the Conserve disk space required by User profile (for portability) option. A non-Roaming User Profile requires approximately three times as much disk space as a local Roaming User Profile. Dragon periodically creates a backup copy of a non-Roaming User Profile and stores the copy on the local computer.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Installing on or upgrading to Windows Vista or Windows 7 Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 9.5 and higher are compatible with several editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Dragon runs on 32-bit and 64-bit computers for these operating systems. You cannot install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 on Windows Vista SP 1 or earlier, Windows XP SP 2, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP 64-bit. Earlier versions of Dragon (version 8.x, 9.0, 9.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon Coexistence with other Dragon products Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon You can have only one version of Dragon installed on your system. Note: Running Dragon 10.x or 11.x concurrently with Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not supported. Coexistence with Dragon SDK Client Edition You can install Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 on the same computer where Dragon NaturallySpeaking is installed.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon This section provides information on how to install Dragon, post-installation tasks, the Dragon file structure, sample commands. Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.x or earlier to Dragon 12 is not supported.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Installing Dragon on a single computer This topic presents the basic steps for installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a single computer. For a complete step-by-step procedure of installing Dragon on a single computer, please see the Dragon Getting Started Guide, available in printed form, or the Dragon User Guide, available on the DVD in \documentation\enx\User Guide.pdf. Notes: n In Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the installation process does not present the QuickStart option.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12 See Dragon file structure on page 93 5. Choose your Setup Type : If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation, you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify. l Typical/Complete : Installs all options and User Profiles and requires the most disk space. l Custom : Lets you select options and User Profiles to install.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide If you checked Modify the administrative settings, the Administrative Settings dialog box opens. For more information on setting administrative settings under the Roaming, Miscellaneous, and Scheduled Tasks tabs: l See Administrative Settings: Roaming tab l See Administrative Settings: Miscellaneous l See Administrative Settings: Scheduled Tasks l If you checked Modify the Auto-formatting options for all users on the Custom Setup page, the Auto-Formatting dialog box opens.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Wizard opens automatically. Otherwise, if you do not have any User Profiles to upgrade, the New User Profiles wizard opens automatically so that you can create the first User Profile. Activating Dragon The first time you start Dragon, you will be prompted to activate your copy of Dragon. If you do not activate the software, Dragon will stop working after you start the product fives times. For more information on activation, please see the Dragon User Guide.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Enable or disable tutorials during a custom Dragon installation You can choose to enable both Dragon interactive tutorial and the language tutorial when you perform a custom installation of Dragon. 1. In the Dragon installation wizard, on the Select the program features you want installed screen, perform one of the following steps: l To install and enable both the Dragon interactive tutorial and the language tutorial, select Tutorial Files.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon l To install and enable the Dragon interactive tutorial and turn off the language tutorial, click the down arrow beside Tutorial and select This feature will be installed when required. 2. Click Next.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Sample custom installation of Dragon Note: This is an example only and is provided to give administrators an overview of a typical installation and the kind of decisions you have to make. Though the example provides recommendations it is not meant as a substitute for your own planning.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Click Next to continue. Setting the Dragon Options When the installation is complete, the three customization dialog boxes will open. The first to open is the Options dialog box. Corrections tab: You use this tab to control how the correction feature and spelling features work. In this example: n Check Enable double-click to correct. Selecting this checkbox gives the end-user a way to correct with the mouse.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The Commands tab: You use this tab to set options that control how Dragon interprets commands. Unless otherwise indicated, changing these options only affects the current end-user; any other end-users keep their existing settings.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon The View tab: You use the View tab to control the behavior and appearance of the DragonBar and the Results Box.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The Hot keys tab: You use the Hot keys tab to specify hot key assignments. If your end-users will be using Dragon on a Notebook, then click Microphone on/off and hit the F10 key to change the hotkey.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon The PowerMic I and II tabs: If you are using Dragon and you are using a Dictaphone PowerMic for dictation, the Options dialog box displays the PowerMic I and II tabs. Dragon has built-in support for PowerMic or PowerMic II microphones. You can use the PowerMic II microphone buttons to perform predefined actions (described in the table below) or program the buttons to take custom actions.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The Playback/Text-to-Speech tab: You use the Playback/Text-to-speech tab to adjust the attributes of text-to-speech and playback. In this example, increase the Speed slider slightly. The default value is a little too slow.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon The Miscellaneous tab: You use this tab to set miscellaneous options. In this example n Leave the Have the microphone on but asleep option unchecked unless the end-user cannot or does not want to use their hands to turn the microphone on and off.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The Dictation Box tab: On the Dictation tab, you can define how the Dictation Box operates. You access the Dictation tab by selecting Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon menu. For more information on the Dictation Box, see the Using the Dictation Box topic in Dragon help file.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon The Data tab: You use the Data tab to instruct Dragon to store corrections in an archive, conserve disk space for better portability of User Profiles, and control how Dragon adapts training, saves recorded dictation, and backs up User Profiles. In this example: n Set the Automatically back up user profile every "n" saves to nothing if your end-users are using the Roaming feature.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Setting the Administrative Options: Roaming User Profiles The second dialog to open at the end of the installation is the Administrative Settings dialog box. This section describes the Roaming tab of the Administrative options dialog box You use the Roaming tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box to set up the Roaming feature. You must set up the Roaming feature on each computer where you want end-users to dictate with a Roaming User Profile.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon example, we'll use the network storage location we initially created.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 3. The Administrative Settings dialog box also contains several options that you can choose from to indicate how you want a Roaming User Profile to function at each Roaming User Profile location. In addition to the default settings, also enable the Access network at user profile open/close only and Always copy acoustic information to network options. For example: l Click OK to continue. 5.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Setting the Administrative Options: Miscellaneous options When the installation is complete, the three customization dialog boxes will open. The second to open is the Administrative Settings dialog box. This section describes the Administrative options dialog box In this example, click Change... to set the location of the Data Distribution Location to the network directory that you created at the beginning.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Setting the Administrative Options: Scheduled Tasks When the installation is complete, the three customization dialog boxes will open. The second to open is the Administrative Settings dialog box. This section describes the Scheduled Tasks tab of the Administrative options dialog box The following example shows the default settings for the Scheduled Tasks tab: For more information, see the Dragon Help file.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Nuance recommends that you review these tabs to make appropriate choices for your site.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Post Installation Tasks Once you have installed or upgraded Dragon, you might want to carry out some of these tasks before you proceed: n n n Cleaning up after uninstalling Dragon Dragon File Structure Turning off Dragon's use of Microsoft Active Accessibility Service Cleaning up after uninstalling Dragon NaturallySpeaking The following files will remain on your computer after you uninstall Dragon NaturallySpeaking. C:\Windows\Speech n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n VText.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Dragon file structure Upgrading Dragon automatically relocates some directories and files. The following directory structures and file locations assume an installation to a default location. V10 Windows 2000/XP Pro/XP Home/Windows Server 2003 directory structure The V10 directory structure on Windows 2000/XP Pro/XP Home/Windows 2000 Advanced Server/Windows Server 2003 before upgrading Dragon: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking10 \Ereg \Help \Program \Tutorial (optional)
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Dragon Windows XP Pro/XP Home/Windows Server 2003 directory structure The Dragon directory structure on Windows XP Pro/XP Home/Windows Server 2003: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 \Ereg \Help \Program \Tutorial (optional) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11\ \Custom \Data \Data\Training \Users \RoamingUsers C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11\ \results Dragon on Windows Vista,
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon C:\Program Files(x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12 \Ereg \Help \itutorial \Program \Tutorial C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\ \BadUsers \Data \RoamingUsers \upgrade_data \Users C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Nuance \NaturallySpeaking12\results 95
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Turning off Dragon's use of Microsoft Active Accessibility Service Dragon NaturallySpeaking use Microsoft Active Accessibility Service to let you control certain menus and dialog boxes by voice. Without Microsoft Active Accessibility Service, you would be unable to use Dragon to select menu commands and dialog box controls with your voice.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon Note: If you do not know the name of an application's executable file, you can start the application from the Windows Start menu and then use the Windows Task Manager to view the list of current Windows applications. The executable names are listed under Image Name on the Processes tab. You can also right-click the application's icon and select the shortcut tab—the Target field will provide the name of the executable.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Enhancing the privacy of patient data When an end-user dictates with Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon automatically saves all audio and transcribed text in Dragon Recorded Audio (.DRA) files. If the end-user corrects any of the dictated text, Dragon automatically stores these corrections in .enwv files. Both these files are saved in the background. These automatically created .DRA and .enwv files are used by Dragon to optimize the User Profile.
Chapter 3: Installing Dragon For more information, see the Miscellaneous tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box. Turning on/off creation of .dra patient data files You can choose to turn off creation of the .DRA files containing patient data to further protect the patient's privacy when other security measure are in place, by: n Turning off data collection, which sends data to Nuance for future product improvements.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon This section contains information on how to upgrade Dragon and Roaming User Profiles, as well as how to upgrade third-party Vocabularies. You can update Dragon 10.x and 11.x User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.x or earlier to Dragon 12 is not supported.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Upgrading Dragon An administrator performs the following steps to upgrade a User Profile from Dragon 10.x or 11.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon See "Upgrading User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking" in Dragon - What's New for administrators for more information. Upgrading from Dragon 10.x Uninstall Dragon version 10.x before installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Upgrading from Dragon 11 or 11.5 to Dragon 12 Uninstall Dragon version 11.x before installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Edition considerations An administrator must upgrade to the same edition or greater and to the same language.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Installing on or upgrading to Windows Vista or Windows 7 Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 9.5 and higher are compatible with several editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Dragon runs on 32-bit and 64-bit computers for these operating systems. You cannot install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 on Windows Vista SP 1 or earlier, Windows XP SP 2, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP 64-bit. Earlier versions of Dragon (version 8.x, 9.0, 9.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Upgrading multiple User Profiles You use the User Profile Upgrade Wizard to upgrade a Dragon 10.x or 11.x User Profile to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12. You do not need to upgrade Dragon 11 User Profiles to Dragon 11.5. There are two ways you can start the User Profile Upgrade Wizard: n n In the Open User profile dialog box, select a User Profile to upgrade.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Browse to add a profile Opens a Browse for Folder window that you use to locate additional User Profiles for the wizard to upgrade. Remove from list Deletes the User Profile you select from the User Profile Upgrade Wizard. Once you have made a selection, click Next. If you choose to upgrade only one User Profile, the wizard displays the number of minutes the upgrade requires to complete.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Location for upgraded profile(s) Click the Browse button or select a new destination from the list if you want to choose a destination other than the suggested destination. You must have read and write access to the location. Advanced Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced Options dialog box where you can change how the wizard upgrades the User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide language model, and accent of the User Profile. You can choose a new acoustic model from the drop-down list. After you modify the information for each User Profile in the list box, click OK to return to the wizard, and click Next to proceed. User Profile Upgrade Wizard: Begin profile upgrading On the Begin profile upgrading page, click Begin upgrading to start the upgrade process. The wizard requires approximately 12 to 24 minutes to upgrade each User Profile.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon n Even though the Dragon NaturallySpeaking User Profile Upgrade Wizard supports both mapped drives and UNC paths, Nuance strongly recommends that you upgrade your Master Roaming User Profiles on a drive on a computer where Dragon NaturallySpeaking is locally installed. Nuance does not recommend that you upgrade your Master Roaming User Profiles across a network to either a mapped drive or UNC path; upgrading over a network will take an undetermined length of time.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide See "Upgrading User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking " in Dragon - What's New for administrators for more information.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles Step 1: Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computer where you upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles Nuance recommends that administrators install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computer where the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Step 3: On the central network storage location for the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles 1. (Optional) Back up the master Roaming User Profiles to a separate location, either by using any system backup utility that is implemented at your facility or by using the Dragon The Manage User Profiles dialog. Note: You do not need to back up the Roaming User Profiles because the upgrade retains the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon 2. Close Dragon. 3. Follow the instructions in the next section, Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles. See "Upgrading User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking " in Dragon - What's New for administrators for more information.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles You must use the User Profile Upgrade Wizard to upgrade Dragon 10.x or 11.x master Roaming User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Before you proceed with the tasks in this topic, complete the procedure in Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles. After you upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Continue to add User Profiles from other local locations or use the Remove from list button to remove specific User Profiles. Click Next to continue.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 3. If you choose to upgrade only one User Profile, the wizard displays the number of minutes the upgrade requires to complete the upgrade. 4. If you upgrade a UK User Profile, the wizard displays a page that lets you select a region for the profile. 5.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Browse, find the correct location, and click Next. 6. The Begin profile upgrading page displays the number of User Profiles that the wizard is prepared to upgrade. Click Begin upgrading to start the upgrade process. The upgrade process can take 2-3 minutes or more per User Profile, depending on the speed of the computer system and the speed of the network. Click Stop at any time to interrupt this process.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide An administrator can optionally rename or remove the Dragon 10.x or 11.x master Roaming User Profiles through the Manage User Profiles dialog box. Step 3: Copy the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Master Roaming User Profiles to their network location (Optional) If you were unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking where you store the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Upgrading end-user systems After you upgrade the master Roaming User Profiles, you can upgrade the end-user systems that use the Roaming feature. Before proceeding with this section, make sure you perform the procedure in Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles. Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.x or earlier to Dragon 12 is not supported. Step 1: Upgrade Dragon 10.x or 11.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 6. Select Profile > Open User Profile on the DragonBar . This action displays the Open User Profile dialog box. If you allow end-users to select both non-roaming local and Roaming User Profiles, make sure they select the correct location (the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Roaming User Profile location) from the Location of user profile field. 7. Select a User Profile and click Open.
Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon Step 1: Export custom words added to the custom vocabulary If you added any additional custom words to the vocabulary created by a third party, you must first export those words. To export custom words: n On the DragonBar menu, select Vocabulary > Export custom word and phrase list. This action displays the Export Custom Words dialog box.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 3. On the DragonBar , select Vocabulary > Manage Vocabularies or say "Manage Vocabularies." 4. In the Manage Vocabularies dialog box, select the vocabulary you want to export and then export it. 5. Locate and open the target folder, enter a name for the exported vocabulary in the File Name box, and then save it. 6. In the Manage Vocabularies dialog box, click or say "Close" to save and close it.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) This section provides information on using MSI files to install Dragon over a network, modifying Roaming User and other options, using .ini file to install Dragon with a specific configuration, creating and using MST files to install Dragon, installing Dragon from a command-line using natspeak.exe or msiexec.exe, upgrading Dragon and Roaming User Profiles from the command-line, and other related topics.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 124 Other Actions You Can Take on Command Line 164 Modifying Default Installation Directory 165 Configuring Installation of Product Updates 166 Suppressing Reboot of the computer After Installation 167 Installing the same Roaming User Profile Configuration on Additional computer(s) 168 Silent Installation with Language Other Than US English 169 Revising Day/Time of Scheduled Tasks (Optional) 170 Configuring Local or On-Demand Install of Vocabularies/Text-to-Spee
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Overview of Installing Dragon using the Windows Installer (MSI) Dragon NaturallySpeaking includes a native Windows Installer (MSI) that lets you customize your installations as well as install across a network to multiple client computers. In addition, you use this service to modify, repair, or remove any existing installations.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide You can double click on one of these .msi files to start the InstallShield Wizard; however, to instead take advantage of available command line options, you can pass the file name as the application to install to the msiexec.exe command using the /i option: msiexec.exe /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking12.msi" Entering Command Lines Unless otherwise noted: n n n n n n n All command line options are case-insensitive (unless otherwise noted) and can be combined.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Overview of the Network Installation of Dragon from a Server Overview of Pushing Client Installation from a Server You can install the Dragon runtime in a network environment, in other words, push the software application out to client computers without having to install it separately on each client system.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Overview of Alternative Ways to Carry Out Administrative Installation Dragon NaturallySpeaking includes a native Windows Installer (MSI) that lets you install across a network to multiple client computers and customize your installation in the process. In addition, you can use this service to modify, repair, or remove any existing installations.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Modifying Roaming User Profile, Miscellaneous, Schedule Settings in the INI File Suppose you have a large installation that involves several departments. Three departments require one group of configure settings and two others require modifications. After you complete the installation on the three departments requiring the same configuration, you might want to edit your configuration files before using them on the additional two departments.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide In the Roaming, Miscellaneous, and Schedule tabs of the Administrative Settings dialog box, you set default values for the Roaming User options in the table below. The default values are then written to the nsdefaults.ini file, the roamingdef.ini file, and the roaminguser.ini file. After the MSI installation is finished, you can use the nsdefaults.ini file, the roamingdef.ini file, and the roaming.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Option Description and UI equivalent Default 0 = On Same as the Roaming Tab - Merge contents of vocdelta.voc into network user profile when file is full option. Roaming User Limited Network Traffic=0 (or 1) Transfers local Roaming User Profile changes to the master Roaming User Profile to synchronize the local and the master Roaming User Profile only when you open or close the User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Option Description and UI equivalent Same as the Roaming Tab - Set audio levels on each machine option. Roaming User Save Acoustics =0 (or 1) When set to 1 (by default), when an end-user dictates on a computer, acoustic adaptation that occurred as Dragon 'adapted' to the end-user's voice, is saved. Acoustic optimization on the master User Profile applies the acoustic adaptation data from dictation to the acoustic model for the profile. When set to 0, the .usr and .
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Option Description and UI equivalent matically synchronized when the master Roaming User Profile is opened from another location. The transfer of acoustic information is not limited by setting the Disk space reserved for network archive option. Same as the Roaming Tab - Always copy acoustic information to network option.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Editing Miscellaneous and Scheduled Task Settings in nsdefaults.ini File Of the settings in the nsdefaults.ini file retrieved from the Administrative Settings dialog box, several settings are from the Miscellaneous and Scheduled Tasks tabs of the dialog box. You can modify the following settings in the nsdefaults.ini file: Options AO Archive Time Limit Description Maximum audio archive size in minutes. The same option in the options.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Options Description UI Current Status Ctfmngr=0 (or 1) Turns on or off Windows advanced text services. Turning off these services prevents conflict between them and Dragon (Windows XP only). Disable Windows advanced text services No Dictation=0 or 1 When No Dictation is on (set to 1) the end-user cannot dictate, but can only correct dictation; used to designate an end-user as a transcriptionist.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Options Description UI to modify Advanced Scripting commands. The end-user should still be able to dictate with those commands, even when not allowed to modify them. enx ACO uses Auto Accent AM selection=0 or 1. When set to 1, the Acoustic Optimizer engine can automatically select an acoustic model that it believes is more suited to your speech. To avoid having this switch occur, set the option to 0.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Options Description UI Encrypt Patient Health Information=0 or 1 When set to 1, Dragon automatically encrypts interim files it automatically creates, to avoid the possibility of those files being inadvertently accessed by unauthorized personnel. Encrypt patient health information Data Collector Batch Mode=0 or 1 When set to 1, turns on a process that automatically collects data to help improve speech recognition in the future.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Options Description tasks. Otherwise, these tasks take place on a default schedule.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Understanding Network and Connection Settings in roamingdef.ini File Although you cannot edit the roamingdef.ini file because it is encrypted, you should know that the following information is in the file. You can modify these settings through the Administrative Settings dialog only.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Options Description and UI proxy Use Proxy Server check box. Set if checked. proxyserver Network Location. URL to the web server. firewalltype Type. Type of firewall represented by a number. firewallhost Server. Name of server for the firewall. firewallport=1080 Port. Port used by the proxy server or firewall. 1080 is the default. firewalluser Username. Login name of the administrator that can access the firewall. firewallpassword Password.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Carrying Out an Administrative Installation with .bat File A straightforward way to install Dragon from the command line to a server is to carry out an administrative installation using a .bat file. Caution: Only advanced administrators should attempt any type of administrative installation. Note: A script for carrying out a full administrative installation is provided in the admininstall.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide When the installation of Dragon succeeds or fails, the batch file displays an appropriate message. The remainder of the file handles errors and cases where bad arguments are passed on the command line. Modifying admininstall.bat You can modify the admininstall.bat file by adding to and changing the options you pass for installing Dragon. You can add more options and/or modify the options shown here.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Install Dragon on an initial computer and choose the default settings Before you proceed, you should be familiar with installing the product on a single computer from the DVD. For more information, see Installing, modifying and upgrading Dragon. The initial installation is used to set default values for the Administrative, end-user, and Auto-Formatting options. These options can then be used to install on other computers using the same values.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Extracting MSI/MST Files from the Dragon setup.exe Some minor release of Dragon, Service Pack 1 of Dragon 10 for example, do not include a .MSI file, they are supplied with a setup.exe. You can carry out an administrative installation using setup.exe, as follows: n n Create a server image of Dragon files for later installing clients. You create the image by executing setup.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Option Description instead of a normal installation. This option is required when trying to extract the .msi files. An administrative installation installs a source image of the application onto the network. The image is similar to a source image on a CD or DVD. Users in the workgroup who have access can then install the product over the network from this source image. /v"" Passes msiexec options to Windows Installer.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Option Description TARGETDIR=”C:\xyz” 146 Use with administrative installations only. Indicates the full path to where to install the image of Dragon.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Using .MSI/.MST Files for Custom Installations Example Using .MST files you can tailor the MSI installation without changing the setup.exe file that Nuance provides. Note: When you install Dragon NaturallySpeaking , Dragon installs using the primary language for the product. You cannot install Dragon using a language that is different than the primary language.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Installation using the Dragon installation process Perform the following steps to use the user interface of the Dragon installation process: 1. Insert the product DVD in the DVD drive. If the installation does not start, run setup.exe from the DVD. 2. Choose the Custom installation with appropriate languages and vocabularies. 3. Choose the Custom installation with appropriate vocabularies. 4.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Profiles). You can find these .ini files under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\. These .ini files are now considered customized files, because they now contain the custom settings that will be applied to each of the DNS client installations you deploy. Retrieve the nsdefaults.ini and roamingdef.ini files and copy them to a directory where you can access them from the other client computers.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Install the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers Note: If you chose Enable Desktop Search Commands on the Commands tab during the initial installation, you must install Google Desktop or Microsoft Vista Search before you install Dragon; otherwise, that option does not take effect. 1. Be sure you can access the .
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) You include the bolded portion of the above command lines so that if something goes wrong during the installation, you receive messages about it. You pass /L and a series of sub-options followed by a log file name to have the installation log errors and other messages related to the process. (You can send the log file to technical support should any issues arise.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Creating Custom Installation Using Microsoft Custom Install Wizard If you are installing Dragon on a network, you can create a custom installation program using a set of tools available from Microsoft. 1. Download and install the tools 2. Run the wizard You are then ready to use the custom installer to install the product. Installing the Microsoft Custom Installation Wizard The Microsoft Custom Installation Wizard is part of the Microsoft Office Resource Kit Tools.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 2. Click Next. 3. On the Open the MSI File page of the wizard, shown below, select the .MSI file you want to use to create a custom installation. The compiled .MSI file is located on your installation CD.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 4. The following example uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.msi. 5. Click Next. 6. Click Yes when you see the following message: 7. On the Open the MST File page of the wizard, select Create a new MST file. 8. Click Next to continue. 9.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 10. Click Next. 11. On the Specify a Default Path and Organization page, select the default path for the installation. By default, Dragon installs in \Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 12. Click Next. 13. On the Remove Previous Versions page, keep the default selections and click Next. This page applies only to Microsoft Office and does not affect the Dragon installation. 14. Click Next to keep all the defaults when you come to the Set Features Installation States page, where you select particular components to install. 15. On the next several pages of the wizard, click Next on each, and proceed until you reach the Modify Setup Properties page.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 16. Use the Modify Setup Properties page, shown below, to add, modify, and set the MSI options of your custom installation. 17. Click the Add button to display the Add/Modify Property Value dialog box, where you modify the MSI installation options. In this example, we add and set the SERIALNUMBER option. 18. In the following Add/Modify Property Value page, enter the new property name SERIALNUMBER and a valid serial number, then click OK: 19.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 21. On the Save Changes page, click Finish. 22. When the Custom Installation Wizard page appears, click Exit. This screen displays the location of Windows Installer transform (.MST file) that you created. After you save changes, you can use the resulting .MST file to manage an installation through a Group Policy in Active Directory Services. You are now ready to use the custom installer you created to install the product.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Installation using the Dragon command line When you install Dragon NaturallySpeaking , Dragon installs using the primary language for the product. You cannot install Dragon using a language that is different than the primary language. For example, when you install Dragon , English version, Dragon installs using the English language. If you attempt to use the /l option with setup.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide MSI (c) (##:##)[##:##:##:###] Command Line:
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 4. Enter the following natspeak command: natspeak.exe /setdefaultsoptions 5. When the Options dialog box appears, select the default options that should apply to all client installations and click OK. This dialog box is where you set up all the options under the various tabs (Correction, Command, and so on). In Dragon, you can also program custom actions into the buttons on the PowerMic I and PowerMic II microphones.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide for Nuance and other applications. These .ini files are now considered customized files, because they now they contain the custom settings that will be applied to each of the DNS client installations you deploy. Retrieve the nsdefaults.ini and roamingdef.ini files and copy them to a directory where you can access them from the other client computers. (If you did not run natspeak.exe on the command line, you do not find a roamingdef.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Natspeak.exe command line reference You can use command line options to modify the way that Dragon NaturallySpeaking starts. These switches are used in the following syntax: natspeak /switch where /switch is one or more switches from table below (each switch is a single word without spaces or hyphens): Switch Function /diagnose Runs Dragon in diagnostic mode to output info to Dragon.log file and exits.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Other Actions You Can Take on Command Line When you perform a silent installation of Dragon, the installation process does not display any messages. To view installation messages, administrators should view the log files. See Troubleshooting silent install errors for details. Here are other (optional) actions you can take on the command line as part of a silent installation: Note: In Dragon NaturallySpeaking , the installation process does not present the QuickStart option.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Modifying Default Installation Directory If you want to set an installation directory other than the default, pass INSTALLDIR="" on the command line (note that the quotation marks are required only if you have spaces in the path): setup.exe /s /v"SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## DEFAULTSINI=\"C:\\nsdefaults.ini\" INSTALLDIR=\"C:\\Dragon12\" /L*v C:\Logs\logfile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Installation of Product Updates If you want the individual client computer to download product updates to Dragon over the web, you would set the PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG option to 1 (option checks the check box). If you prefer to install the updates on the servers and later distribute them to client computers, set this option to 0 (unchecks the check box).
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Suppressing Reboot of the computer After Installation To suppress rebooting of the computer after installation of Dragon completes, you can pass Microsoft's REBOOT option set to ReallySuppress. Using this option is highly recommended if you are executing a silent installation ( if system updates are pending, rebooting is required for DNS to work normally). REBOOT=ReallySuppress The altered command line would look like this: setup.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Installing the same Roaming User Profile Configuration on Additional computer(s) Use the roamingdef.ini file you created during the initial installation as the input for the ROAMINGUSERINI option in this format (be sure to use the full path to the file when you pass the option): ROAMINGUSERINI=\"C:\\roamingdef.ini\" The default is empty (no .ini file will be used). Include the ROAMINGUSERINI option in the installation command line: setup.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Silent Installation with Language Other Than US English When you perform a silent installation of Dragon, the installation process does not display any messages. To view installation messages, administrators should view the log files. See Troubleshooting silent install errors for details.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Revising Day/Time of Scheduled Tasks (Optional) This section describes how to modify the schedule for Dragon tasks to later take place on each dictation client computer by passing particular options in a command line installation. This section is a continuation of Installation using the Dragon command line. When you finish this section, you might want to proceed to Configuring Local or On-Demand Install of Vocabularies/Text-toSpeech (Optional).
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) setup.exe /s /v"SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## DEFAULTSINI=\"C:\\nsdefaults.ini\" INSTALLDIR=\"C:\\Dragon12\" ROAMINGUSERINI=\"C:\\roamingdef.ini\" PERIODIC_TASK="aco|lmo;admin;pswd;Mon, 01:00|Mon, 06:00" /L*v C:\Logs\logfile.log /qn" For more information on the PERIODIC_TASK option, refer to MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Local or On-Demand Install of Vocabularies/Text-toSpeech (Optional) This section describes how to enable Roaming User Profiles in a command line installation and is a continuation of Installation using the Dragon command line. Note: You take the following actions on the client computer where you want to install Dragon, not on the computer where you carry out the initial installation.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) name of the vocabulary, such as ENU for English and General to form ENUGeneral. For a list of the exact names for features/vocabularies you can assign to ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE on the command line, refer to MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Upgrading Your Dragon Installation from the Command Line There are two command line upgrade scenarios: n n Major Upgrade—Upgrading from Version 10, 10.x, 11, or 11.x to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Minor Upgrade—Upgrading to a higher point release within the same edition and version of Dragon. For example, upgrading from Dragon 11.0 to Dragon 11.x. Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Instead, administrators should install Dragon NaturallySpeaking directly on the network computer where the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located and upgrade those Master Roaming User Profiles directly. After upgrading the master Roaming User Profiles, administrators can then proceed to upgrade end-user systems that deploy the Roaming feature.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Step-by-Step Process for Upgrading Roaming User Profiles 1. Plan to upgrade the master Roaming User Profiles at a time when they are not being opened by end-users, for example during the night or on a weekend. Nuance recommends backing-up User Profiles before upgrading them. 2. Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computer where the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) you plan to upgrade. Copy the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles from the network location to this directory. 7. On the administrator system where you upgrade the Master Roaming profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking , start Dragon and make sure the Roaming feature is turned off. To turn off the Roaming feature: n Close any open User Profiles.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Continue to add User Profiles from other local locations or use the Remove from list button to remove specific User Profiles. Click Next to continue. 11. If you choose to upgrade only one User Profile, the wizard displays the number of minutes the upgrade requires to complete the upgrade. 12. If you upgrade a UK User Profile, the wizard displays a page that lets you select a region for the profile. 13.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Browse button, find the correct location, and click Next. 14. The Begin profile upgrading page displays the number of User Profiles that the wizard is prepared to upgrade. Click Begin upgrading to start the upgrade process. The upgrade process can take 2-3 minutes or more per User Profile, depending on the speed of the computer system and the speed of the network. Click Stop at any time to interrupt this process.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide If upgrading from Dragon version 8.x or earlier to Dragon NaturallySpeaking , Dragon 8.x or earlier custom words and commands can be re-used in Dragon NaturallySpeaking : 1. In Dragon 8.x or earlier, export the custom words and commands 2. In Dragon NaturallySpeaking , create a new User Profile 3. In Dragon NaturallySpeaking , import the custom words and commands See the Dragon Help for information on exporting and importing custom words and commands.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Major and Minor Upgrades: Silent Upgrade To upgrade from Dragon Version 10.x to Dragon NaturallySpeaking (major upgrade), you can use either msiexec.exe or setup.exe. You can carry out this installation with a GUI or silently. The procedure presented here shows how to upgrade silently using msiexec.exe. Note: A Minor upgrade involves upgrading to a higher point release within the same edition and version of Dragon.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Products and versions GUID VC-Runtime 32-bit {4A5A427F-BA39-4BF0-9A47-9999FBE60C9F} VC-Runtime 64-bit {4A5A427F-BA39-4BF0-9A47-7777FBE60C9F} Step-by-Step Upgrade Process You must follow these steps to set options for your end-users: 1. If you are upgrading from a previous version of Dragon, copy the nsdefaults.ini and roamingdef.ini files to a central location so they can accessed later. 2. Open a command line window (Start > Run and enter cmd). 3.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 10. For a major upgrade, install the new version of Dragon with msiexec.exe by passing the installer the /i option followed by the name of the Dragon .msi file and options like those shown in the sample below: msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi" SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## REBOOT=ReallySuppress INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12" DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini" ROAMINGUSERINI="C:\\roamingdef.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Using setup.exe for Upgrades Note: A Minor upgrade involves upgrading to a higher point release within the same edition and version of Dragon. For example, upgrading from Dragon 11.0 to Dragon 11.x. You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Step-by-Step Command Line Installation with msiexec.exe Another way to install Dragon from the command line on several dictation client computers is to use the msiexec.exe program from Microsoft. You are required to use msiexec.exe instead of setup.exe if you are installing Dragon from a server across a network to a single or multiple computers.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 5. Open a command line window by selecting Start > Run and entering cmd. 6. On your product DVD, locate the compiled .msi file for the edition of Dragon you want to install and switch to that directory. 7. Retrieve the customized nsdefaults.ini and roamingdef.ini files from the computer where carried out the initial installation. 8.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Additional Options for Installations with msiexec.exe Note: In Dragon NaturallySpeaking , the installation process does not present the QuickStart option. If you wish to enable this option, you can do so after Dragon is installed. When you perform a silent installation of Dragon, the installation process does not display any messages. To view installation messages, administrators should view the log files.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Additional Options for Silent Installations Note: In Dragon NaturallySpeaking , the installation process does not present the QuickStart option. If you wish to enable this option, you can do so after Dragon is installed. When you perform a silent installation of Dragon, the installation process does not display any messages. To view installation messages, administrators should view the log files. See Troubleshooting silent install errors for details.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi" SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini" INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12" PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG=-1 /L*v "C:\Logs\logfile.log" /qn Suppressing Reboot of computer After Installation To suppress rebooting of the computer after installation of Dragon completes, you can pass Microsoft's REBOOT option set to ReallySuppress.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide ROAMINGUSERINI="Y:\\roamingdef.ini" In the above example, Y: is mapped network drive, accessible from client computers. Optionally include the ROAMINGUSERINI option in the installation command line. If you do not use this property, default settings are assumed. msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi" SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini" INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12" ROAMINGUSERINI="C:\\roamingdef.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) If you do not want all of those vocabularies to be installed locally, but to instead have them installed only if/when an end-user attempts to create a particular vocabulary, you can indicate that fact on the installation command line by adding the ADDLOCAL option and setting it to the names of the vocabularies to install locally.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The vemus options: v indicates to reinstall from the source (reupdating cache), e indicates to install the newer file if one is available, mu means to rewrite the registry settings, and s means to reinstall all shortcuts and re-cache all icons. For more information on the REINSTALL and REINSTALLMODE settings, refer to Summary: MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi" SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini" INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12" PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG=-1 WEBREGISTRATION=1 /L*v "C:\Logs\logfile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide MSI Options Specific to Dragon This section describes the fundamental msiexec.exe options that apply to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Additional options that apply only to a Dragon installation are listed in: n n n MSI Windows Installer Options MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup Dragon command line options do not need to be prefaced by hyphens or slashes.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Options Description Copy the nsdefaults.ini file created by this installation of Dragon to a separate location. By default, the nsdefaults.ini is located in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\ Use the copied nsdefaults.ini as the input for the DEFAULTSINI option. SERIALNUMBER=abcde-fghijkl-mnop-qr A serial (license) number is required for all installations.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Options Description With SETDEFAULTS=1, no dialogs display during installation if /qn is used for Quiet mode installation. SETADMINS=0 (or 1) If set to 1, sets the default state of Modify the administrative settings check box to display the Administrative settings dialog box at the end of the installation.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options This section describes additional msiexec.exe options that apply to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Although these options are for msiexec.exe, they are also available for setup.exe if you use them with the /v“ option. Other options are listed under: n n n Summary: MSI Windows Installer Options Summary: MSI Options Specific to Dragon.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Options Description If you set the REINSTALL property, you should also set the REINSTALLMODE property, to indicate the type of reinstall to be performed. If the REINSTALLMODE property is not set, then by default all files that are currently installed are reinstalled only if the currently installed file is an earlier version (or is not present). By default, no registry entries are rewritten.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) o — Reinstall if the file is missing or is an older version. e — Reinstall if the file is missing or is an equal or older version. d — Reinstall if the file is missing or a different version is present. c — Reinstall only files whose checksums are missing or corrupt. a — Force all files to be reinstalled, regardless of checksum or version.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup This section summarizes the Roaming User Profile, acoustic/language model tuning, and data collection options for command line installations of Dragon NaturallySpeaking .
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) task. If you omit a time by having two vertical bars with no time between them or by leaving out the first or last time, the corresponding task is scheduled for a default time.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Set the ROAMINGUSERINI option to the name of the roamingdef.ini file. The default is empty (no .ini file will be used). To set these options using ROAMINGUSERINI, the Roaming feature must be enabled in the nsdefaults.ini file.
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Feature Variables to Set Through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE Properties When specifying features on the command line: If a feature does not exist in a particular edition or language, overriding its default property has no effect. Some features (such as Text-to-Speech) have sub-features.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Feature Sub-feature Tutorial TutDEU (German Tutorial ) TutENX (English Tutorial ) TutESP (Spanish Tutorial ) TutFRA (French Tutorial ) TutITA (Italian Tutorial ) TutNLD (Dutch Tutorial ) Speech ENX (Eng- Dragon NaturallySpeaking : Subfeatures for ENU (US English) The ENU sub-feature includes support for the following accents: lish)— ENU (US English) ENULegal (US English Legal Large) ENUGeneral (US English General Medium, US English Empty Dictation, US English Command
Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) Feature Sub-feature ITA (Italian General Large and Italian Empty Dictation General Large) Speech—NLD ( Dutch) Sub-features for NLD (Dutch) NLDGeneral (Dutch General Large and Dutch Empty Dictation General Large) Speech—FRA ( French) Sub-features for FRA (French): FRAGeneral (French General Large, French Empty Dictation General Large) Speech—ESP ( Spanish) Sub-features for ESP (Spanish) Speech—ESP (Spanish) ESP (Latin American Spanish G
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles This section describes how to set up, configure, and enable the Roaming feature on client computers. This section also provides information on how to create, dictate with, and upgrade Roaming User Profiles.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 208 Converting a non-roaming local User Profile into a Roaming User Profile 256 Dictating with a Roaming User Profile 257 Opening a Roaming User Profile 258 Using multiple dictation sources with a single User Profile 259 Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer for Roaming User Profiles 260 Controlling access to User Profiles 262 Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming 264 Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDA
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Setting up the Roaming feature The Roaming feature lets end-users dictate with Dragon NaturallySpeaking from different network locations and on different computers without having to create and train individual User Profiles at each location.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Topic Link Upgrade Roaming User Profiles from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.x or 11.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Overview of the Roaming feature The Roaming feature lets end-users dictate with Dragon from different network locations and on different computers without having to create and train individual User Profiles at each location.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n n n only the updates from the current session are uploaded to the network. These updates typically amount to no more than a few KB of data, as opposed to roughly 55 MB of data if the entire User Profile is opened and closed over the network. Allow the end-user to use Dragon even if the network directory is unavailable. In that case, Dragon opens the local copy of the Roaming User Profile. Give the administrator precise control over where end-users can put User Profiles.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles n n By department By alphabetical groupings (for example A through H, I through M, N through R, and S through Z) On each PC, you can configure any number of Roaming User Profile locations. Make sure you give each Roaming User Profile location a display name that makes it clear to your end-users which location to choose from.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Making it easier for end-users to select their User Profiles As described above, the Dragon Open User Profile dialog shows a list of all of the User Profiles in a shared directory (unless you are using HTTP Roaming to limit access to User Profiles). If there are more User Profiles than will fit on one screen, you can train end-users to go directly to a specific User Profile by typing the first few letters of its name.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles n n For more information, see Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Setting up the Roaming feature When setting up the Roaming feature, note the following: n n n n n Creating a network storage location for the Master Roaming User Profiles Where to install and configure Dragon Storage space required for the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles Synchronizing Master and Local Roaming User Profiles Estimating Network traffic caused by synchronization Note: To enable the Roaming feature and set the Roaming User Profile options, you must log int
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Creating a network storage location for the Master Roaming User Profiles For any installation of Dragon, you must first determine where on the network the Master Roaming User Profiles should be located. Dragon lets you store your Master Roaming User Profiles on: n n n n Any networked computer. You are not strictly required to store Master Roaming User Profiles on a server.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide What you'll need to know to configure your local Roaming User Profiles After you have chosen the type of computer to store the Master Roaming User Profiles, you should determine the following information so that you configure your local copies of Dragon to connect to a mapped or shared drive: Mapped Drives UNC paths Using a HTTP or HTTPS web server If you choose to use a HTTP or HTTPS web server, the Roaming feature supports the following types of locations for your Master Ro
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles n For more information, see XXXXX. HTTP settings: For your http (or https) connection you need to know authentication, firewall, and proxy server information. For more information, see HTTP Settings.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide l 220 Check that no files in your User Profile directory are locked, password protected, or otherwise access-restricted by your server permissions.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Where to install and configure Dragon NaturallySpeaking Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking where you plan to dictate using the Roaming feature Dragon NaturallySpeaking must be installed each computer where you plan to have users dictating with Roaming User Profiles.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide For more information on installing or upgrading Dragon For more information on installing or upgrading Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computers in your network, see: n n n 222 Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview for information how to upgrade Roaming User Profiles from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.x or 11.x to Dragon NaturallySpeaking .
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Storage space required for the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles Adequate storage space must be available for User Profiles that store information about each particular user’s speech patterns. You need to plan for storage space on: n n Each computer where you plan to have users dictating with a Roaming User Profile. The network accessible central computer or computers where Master Roaming User Profiles are stored.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n n 10 MB per topic for language model optimizer data in the topic container data 240 MB for acoustic optimizer data associated with each dictation source of each User Profile How much acoustic optimizer data is retained locally is controlled by settings on the Data tab of the Options dialog box: 1. To set the number of minutes of audio to retain locally, click the Archive size... button and position the slider. 2.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles How Dragon Synchronizes Master and Local Roaming User Profiles When an end-user that uses a Roaming User Profile exits Dragon, switches User Profiles, closes a User Profile, or saves a User Profile, Dragon saves changes to the Local Roaming User Profile and then synchronizes these changes with the Master Roaming User Profiles on the network. In a networked situation, this occurs at the time one of these operations is performed.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide l l l n On the Miscellaneous tab: l l n Voice enable menus and dialog controls option Launch Dragon in QuickStart mode when Windows starts option On other tabs of Options dialog box: l l n Conserve disk space required by user profile option Create usability log option in the Advanced dialog box Incremental adaptation in general training option All the options on the Playback/Text-to-speech tab All the options on the Hot keys tab Settings in the Auto-Formatting dialog
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles File name or type Copied or updated with the master Roaming User Profile Copied or updated to local cache tation session: acarchive.nwv (encryption disabled), acarchive.enwv (encryption enabled) is reached, nothing more is copied. The local copy is deleted and a zero-length file is created. Audio.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide updates to the acoustic components of a User Profile" in Dragon What's New for administrators for more information. Backups It is the responsibility of your local administrator to backup the Master Roaming User Profiles. However, Dragon does automatically back up local non-Roaming User Profiles on the end-user workstations as specified in the Miscellaneous tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Estimating Network traffic caused by synchronization The following table explains how and when individual files are copied or updated to the master Roaming User Profile or to the local cache when the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles are synchronized and how much data is transferred in the process. In addition, this table which option controls whether the data is transferred.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Files copied to the Master Roaming User Profile Acoustic archive created for each dictation session: acarchive.nwv, acarchive.enwv Files copied to the Transfer Direction Local Roaming User & Data Amount Profile 240 MB <------ User Action: Dictation, Correction Transfer time: Copied to session folder if it exists. Once master voice_container limit is reached, nothing more is copied. Copy only happens after saving or closing a User Profile.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Files copied to the Master Roaming User Profile Files copied to the Transfer Direction Local Roaming User & Data Amount Profile soptions.ini, itnoptions.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Enabling the Roaming feature on each computer where an end-user will dictate After you have set up the network location for the Master Roaming User Profiles and installed or upgrading Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computers in your network, you must enable the Roaming feature on each computer where the end-user will dictate using a Roaming User Profile. Step 1: Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking You must start Dragon NaturallySpeaking to enable the Roaming feature.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program\natspeak.exe”/SetAdministrativeOptions 2. On the Roaming tab, check Enable . 3. Click Apply to save the changes and keep the dialog box open. Note: With the Roaming feature enabled, the Open User Profile dialog box later displays only User Profiles in the Roaming User Profile storage locations.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Step 5: Set location of Local Roaming User Profiles When an end-user opens a Master Roaming User Profile, Dragon transfers a copy of that User Profile to the local computer. That local copy is called the Local Roaming User Profile. This is the location on the computer where changes made during a dictation session, such as corrections or new acoustic data, are stored before they are synchronized with the master Roaming User Profile.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Step 6: Set Roaming feature options The Administrative Settings dialog box also contains several options that affect how the Roaming feature works. You select the options that indicate how you want a Roaming User Profile to function at each Roaming User Profile location. For a list of the options to choose from, refer to Selecting Roaming User Profile options.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Administrative Settings: Roaming tab You use the Roaming tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box to set up the Roaming feature. You must set up the Roaming feature on each computer where you want end-users to dictate with a Roaming User Profile. When Roaming is enabled in Administrative Settings by default the Open User Profiles dialog box displays large numbers of User Profiles quickly. They can also be organized into subfolders.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles See Dragon file structure for information about the default location of the RoamingUsers directory for Dragon NaturallySpeaking on other Windows operating systems. The is a name you assigned as a Master Roaming User Profiles location. You can have multiple network storage locations for your Master Roaming User Profiles. The is the name of an individual Master Roaming User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n n 238 For more information, see Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location You use the Roaming User Network Location dialog box to define the network location of the master Roaming User Profiles. The location you pick must be accessible to all computers where end-users will dictate using a Roaming User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Intranet/Internet connections The Intranet/Internet connection supports both HTTP and HTTP over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). To use an Intranet/Internet connection: 1. Under Network Location, enter the URL address of your HTTP or HTTPS server where your master Roaming User Profiles are located. 2. Click n HTTP Settings...
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Setting up HTTP Connection: HTTP Settings You use the HTTP Settings dialog box to define and configure the connection to your web (HTTP) server. Enter information about your connection in the following sections and text boxes of the dialog box: Authentication Passwords Defines how an end-user that uses a Roaming User Profile enters the server username and password.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Firewall and Proxy Servers Use Proxy Server Select Use Proxy Server if you are connecting to your HTTP server through a proxy server. Type Select the type of firewall used on the HTTP server from the drop-down list: n n n n HTTP Proxy : Select for a proxy server that specializes in HTML (web page) transactions. Tunnel: Select if you are connecting to the server with tunneling software.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles happens, the next time you try to open that User Profile, you see a message informing you of the lock. The Administrator has to break the lock. Connection Number of seconds before Dragon should close the connection to the server either when the connection is idle or after the connection has been open for that duration.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Setting up secure web server connection: SSL Settings You use the SSL Settings dialog box to define and configure the connection to your secure web (HTTPS) server.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles n n If you select PFX Blob for the Certificate Store Type , for the Certificate Store select Other and enter the binary contents of a PFX file (for example, the PKCS12) in the associated text box below it. If you are using OpenSSL, for the Certificate Store select Other and enter the name of the file containing a certificate and a private key in the associated text box.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Testing and troubleshooting an HTTP connection Once you have supplied all the necessary information needed to connect to your HTTP server, press the Test Connection button. The Test Connection button tests the connection to your HTTP server based on the information you supplied in the Roaming User Network Location and HTTP Settings dialog boxes.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Message Could not copy a file from the network location Solution n n n Check permissions on the Local Master Roaming directory. Check that the Local Master Roaming directory exists. MIME types not set to *.* (the file is .txt). Could not get the size of a newly created directory on the network location. n Apache: Make sure DavDepthInfinity directive is set to "on" for Master Roaming directory.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Setting and selecting Roaming User Profile options The Administrative Settings dialog box also contains several options that you can choose from to indicate how you want a Roaming User Profile to function at each Roaming User Profile location. These options can effect how much data is transferred across your network when the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles are synchronized.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles incorporates the contents of vocdelta.voc into the vocabulary (.voc) file and clears the content of vocdelta.voc. If you check this setting, Dragon monitors the size of the vocdelta.voc file. When the vocdelta.voc file reaches 90% of it's maximum size (500 KB), Dragon incorporates the contents of the vocdelta.voc file into the vocabulary (.voc) file and clears vocdelta.voc.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide in this situation, you can clear this option to prevent the message from appearing. Because the presence of a lock can indicate a problem that needs to be addressed, Nuance recommends that you enable this option. Notes: n n n This option is valid for users connecting to the Master Roaming User Profile location using a mapped drive or UNC drive, but is not supported for users connecting over HTTP. Be careful when in breaking a locked Roaming User Profile.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles amount of acoustic data that can be stored in the network archive. Nuance recommends that you not set this option unless requested by Nuance Technical Support. Selecting this option will transfer 1 MB or less of data across the network at synchronization.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide To save the User Profile to the local cache, in the dialog box, select Save Locally. If you are on a slow network, you can save the User Profile to the local cache to avoid waiting for the profile to synchronize with the master profile in the master location. To save the User Profile to the master location on the network, in the dialog box, select Save to Network.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles dictation source. To conserve space, you can reduce the default size and select the Conserve archive size on network option.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Creating a Roaming User Profile on the local computer There are two ways to create a Roaming User Profile: n n Train a new Roaming User Profile Convert a non-roaming local User Profile into a Roaming User Profile To open or create a Roaming User Profile, your local installation of Dragon must be configured for Roaming User Profiles. For more information, see Enabling the Roaming feature on each computer where an end-user will dictate.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Creating and training a new Roaming User Profile To create and train a new Roaming User Profile: 1. To display the Open User Profile dialog box, select Profile > Open User Profile on the DragonBar . Note: When the Roaming feature is enabled, end-users can create only Roaming User Profiles. The Location of user profiles field displays only the Roaming User Profile locations you defined in the Administrative Settings dialog box.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Converting a non-roaming local User Profile into a Roaming User Profile You can convert an existing non-roaming local User Profile to a Roaming User Profile from the Manage User Profiles dialog box. Converting a non-roaming local User Profile copies that User Profile to the Master Roaming User Profile location. To convert a non-Roaming User Profile to a Roaming User Profile: 1. Select Profile > Manage User Profiles from the DragonBar .
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Dictating with a Roaming User Profile You dictate with a Roaming User Profile the same way you would with any other User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Opening a Roaming User Profile When the Roaming feature is enabled, you can only open Roaming User Profiles (unless you set an option allowing speakers to open both Roaming and Local User Profiles). To open a Roaming User Profile: 1. On the DragonBar , select Profile > Open User Profile . 2. On the Open User Profile dialog box, select a User Profile from the list, and click Open.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Using multiple dictation sources with a single User Profile It is possible to have a variety of dictation sources (audio input devices) for a single set of User Profiles so that the speaker can deploy various microphones or portable recording devices. This ability is especially useful with the Roaming feature.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer for Roaming User Profiles When the Roaming feature is enabled on a workstation, that workstation cannot run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer or the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer Scheduler because the optimizer or scheduler can only be run on the Master Roaming User Profile.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles tic models instead of one increases recognition and dictation accuracy. Acoustic models that can be added in pairs to a User Profile are called Two-pass models. See Using multiple acoustic models with a User Profile for more information. To run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer to optimize Roaming User Profiles 1.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Controlling access to User Profiles If you have multiple Dragon end-users on an end-user workstation, those end-users will have multiple User Profiles to choose from in Dragon's Open User Profile dialog box. If you use a shared directory for User Profiles, whether they are roaming or non-roaming, you may be concerned about the ability of an end-user to see and/or open another end-user’s profile as well as their ability to open the correct profile.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Notes: For use of WebDAV n n n After you install Internet Information Services and WebDAV, you need to use the Internet Information Services Manager tool to set the “Allow Unknown MIME Types”, “Allow Custom Properties”, and “Allow Property Queries with Infinite Depth” settings to true. For example, in IIS 7: For more information, see Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming Here we discuss how to configure Internet Information Services (IIS) and Dragon NaturallySpeaking to allow you to use WebDAV shares as http roaming users profile locations. You must perform two steps to use IIS and WebDAV for Dragon HTTP Roaming: 1. Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV 2.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV To run WebDAV, you must install Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 or greater on a server operating system such as Windows Server 2008. In this section we discuss installing and configuring WebDAV on IIS 7.0. Installing and configuring WebDAV on Internet Information Services 7.0 Internet Information Services 7.0 - Install WebDAV 1. Install WebDAV on the IIS 7 server.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 8. Click Apply to save the changes. 9. Make sure that the files in your Roaming User Profile directory are not locked, password protected, or otherwise restricted for access by server permissions.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Configuring Dragon internet roaming Perform the following steps to configure Dragon internet roaming on all workstations. 1. Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking . 2. Open the Administrative Settings dialog. On the Dragon Bar, select Tools > Administrative Settings. 3. In the Roaming tab, select Enable. 4. Click the Add button to add a new network location. 5. Set the Display Name and the Network Location.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview This section describes how to upgrade Roaming User Profiles from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.x or 11.x to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Since the Local Roaming User Profile is a copy of a subset of the end-user data taken from the master Roaming User Profile, an administrator cannot directly upgrade the Local Roaming User Profile when they upgrade the local Dragon installation from Dragon 10.x or 11.x to Dragon NaturallySpeaking .
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles computer where the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located and upgrade those Master Roaming User Profiles directly to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Master Roaming User Profiles. If an administrator is unable to install Dragon where the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles Step 1: Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computer where you upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles Nuance recommends that administrators install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the computer where the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Step 3: On the central network storage location for the Dragon 10.x or 11.x Master Roaming User Profiles 1. (Optional) Back up the master Roaming User Profiles to a separate location, either by using any system backup utility that is implemented at your facility or by using the Dragon The Manage User Profiles dialog. Note: You do not need to back up the Roaming User Profiles because the upgrade retains the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 2. Close Dragon. 3. Follow the instructions in the next section, Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles. See "Upgrading User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking " in Dragon - What's New for administrators for more information.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles You must use the User Profile Upgrade Wizard to upgrade Dragon 10.x or 11.x master Roaming User Profiles to Dragon NaturallySpeaking . Before you proceed with the tasks in this topic, complete the procedure in Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles. After you upgrade the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Continue to add User Profiles from other local locations or use the Remove from list button to remove specific User Profiles. Click Next to continue.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles 3. If you choose to upgrade only one User Profile, the wizard displays the number of minutes the upgrade requires to complete the upgrade. 4. If you upgrade a UK User Profile, the wizard displays a page that lets you select a region for the profile. 5.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Browse, find the correct location, and click Next. 6. The Begin profile upgrading page displays the number of User Profiles that the wizard is prepared to upgrade. Click Begin upgrading to start the upgrade process. The upgrade process can take 2-3 minutes or more per User Profile, depending on the speed of the computer system and the speed of the network. Click Stop at any time to interrupt this process.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles An administrator can optionally rename or remove the Dragon 10.x or 11.x master Roaming User Profiles through the Manage User Profiles dialog box. Step 3: Copy the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Master Roaming User Profiles to their network location (Optional) If you were unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking where you store the Dragon 10.x or 11.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Upgrading end-user systems After you upgrade the master Roaming User Profiles, you can upgrade the end-user systems that use the Roaming feature. Before proceeding with this section, make sure you perform the procedure in Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles. Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 10.x or greater to Dragon 12. Upgrading from Dragon 9.x or earlier to Dragon 12 is not supported. Step 1: Upgrade Dragon 10.x or 11.
Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles 6. Select Profile > Open User Profile on the DragonBar . This action displays the Open User Profile dialog box. If you allow end-users to select both non-roaming local and Roaming User Profiles, make sure they select the correct location (the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Roaming User Profile location) from the Location of user profile field. 7. Select a User Profile and click Open.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server This section contains information on using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server, including support for using the PowerMic II and Terminal Services.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server This section provides information on how to deploy Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server. Tasks: 282 Topic: Overview of how client users can remotely connect to Dragon installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Allow client users to connect to Dragon and applications on a server Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Ultimate Server include the ability to enable audio redirection from a remote desktop connection into the server. For Dragon 12 users, this allows speech recognition to take place over the network when Remote Desktop Connection version 7 (or higher) is used to connect the Windows client to the server.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n If you are using the Remote Application web interface - When you launch Dragon from the Remote Desktop Connection, if you launch the DragonBar in Docked-to-Top or Docked-toBottom mode, the Dragon menus will not be visible. To access the menus, you need to switch to work with Floating, Clinging, or the Tray Icon mode.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Installing Dragon software on the server and the client computer To enable audio redirection through a remote desktop connection, and allow users to connect and use Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server, you install software on Windows servers and on Dragon workstations. You can expect to spend around thirty minutes installing and configuring the required software. Perform the following steps: 1.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide remote desktop connection, and can also be used with local applications, independent of installing and using Dragon NaturallySpeaking . 3. Proceed to Configuring the Windows server.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Configuring the Windows server 1. Ensure the server computer meets the system requirements. See System Requirements for Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server for more information. 2. On Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server, make sure that the "Remote audio" recording device already exists. 3.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 1 Perform the following steps to install and configure the Remote Desktop Services role. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open Remote Desktop Connection. Open the Server Manager. Select Roles. Select Add Roles. 5. On the Before You Begin screen, click Next.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 6. On the Select Server Roles screen, select Remote Desktop Services, click Next. 7. On the Remote Desktop Services screen, click Next.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 8. On the Select Role Services screen, select Remote Desktop Session Host, click Next. 9. On the Uninstall and Reinstall Applications for Compatibility screen, click Next.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 10. Select Do not require Network Level Authentication , click Next. 11. On the Specify Licensing Mode screen, click Next. 12. Click Next.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 13. Select the Audio and video playback option and the Audio recording redirection option.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 14. Confirm your selections, and click Install. The Installation Progress screen display the status of the installation. 15. On the Installation Results screen, verify that the installation was successful. Click Close. 16. Restart the computer. 17. Proceed to Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 2.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 2 Perform the following steps to configure the local group policy on the server and to allow connections from client computers. 1. From a command prompt, run gpedit.msc. 2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and resource redirection. 3.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows 7 Ultimate Server 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Windows 7 Ultimate Server, open the Control Panel. Open System Properties. Click the Remote tab. Enable the Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer option. Enable the Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure) option.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Configuring the client computer to connect to Dragon through a remote desktop connection After you install Dragon on the server and Dragon Client for Remote Desktop on each client computer, perform the following steps on each client computer that will connect to Dragon on the server. 1. Ensure the client computer meets the system requirements. See System Requirements for Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server for more information. 2.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 5. Select the Local Resources tab, click Settings. 6. Select Play on this computer and Record from this computer, and click OK.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2. 8. Recommended only for the PowerMic: On the Local Resources tab, set the Apply Windows.key combinations field to Only when using the full screen. Using full screen lets you use the PowerMic II Button Control application correctly. Note: If not using full screen mode, key combinations may not work as expected and may be limited.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 9. Recommended only for the PowerMic: On the Display tab, set the Display configuration to Full Screen.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 10. In the Windows sound settings, verify that Remote Audio device appears. Create or open a User Profile and begin dictating with Dragon. Inform Dragon users that when they create User Profile, they must perform four minutes of Short training. It is not possible to skip User Profile training when Dragon is installed on the Windows Server 2008 R2 and when using Remote Desktop Connection 7.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Updating earlier versions of Dragon to support audio redirection As mentioned in other sections, whenever you create a new User Profile and want the ability to access Dragon with Remote Desktop Connection 7, you must perform short training.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Using the PowerMic II through a remote desktop connection If you use the Nuance PowerMic II microphone to dictate with Dragon, the buttons will not work with Remote Desktop Connection 7 unless you customize button settings using the PowerMic II Button Control application. You use the PowerMic II Button Control application to assign the buttons for use in any application that accepts hotkeys, such as EMRs, audio recorders, etc.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server 4. Enter the Windows keystrokes that will be sent to the server when you press the microphone button, release the button, or press and release the button. l l l Button 1: is set to send the sequence {Shift + Ctrl+D}, which is assigned to the Dragon desktop shortcut and will start Dragon. Simply pressing Button 1 starts Dragon ; nothing happens when you let go of the button.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n n n n n n n 304 If you type a letter key (A-Z), the system automatically adds "Ctrl+Alt" as a modifier. If you type a digit (0-9), the system adds "Shift+Alt" as a modifier. Support is present for the Ctrl and Alt modifiers for all keys; Shift can only be allowed with another modifier, followed by a letter or digit key. For example, you can assign “{Shift+Extended -},” but not “{Shift -}.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Keyboard keys you can assign to PowerMic II buttons You can use the PowerMic II Button Control application to assign the following keyboard keys to the PowerMic II buttons: n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n BACKSPACE DOWNARROW END ENTER ESC F1 F10 F11 F12 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 HOME INS LEFTARROW MINUSKeyPad PAGEDOWN PAGEUP PLUSKeyPad RIGHTARROW SLASHKeyPan STARKeyPad TAB UPARROW 305
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide System Requirements for Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server n n n n n n n n Dragon client: Dragon NaturallySpeaking , Dragon Professional or Legal. Server Operating System: Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server Window Server 2008 R2 supports multiple client connections at the same time. Windows 7 servers supports only a single client connections at one time.
Chapter 7: Using Dragon on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server n Network: l l 100 Mbps connection speed Network bandwidth required per active end-user is 1.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile This section contains information on how you can add or remove the custom words, vocabularies, and commands for a User Profile.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Adding words, commands, or vocabularies to User Profiles You use the nsadmin utility or the Data Distribution Tool to make new words, customized vocabularies, or new commands available to all User Profiles on a particular installation of Dragon. Both the nsadmin utility and Data Distribution Tool can work across a network. The nsadmin utility lets you use the command line to make new words, commands, and vocabularies available to end-users.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile Creating the Data Distribution Directory You create a data distribution directory to store word lists, commands, or both, that you plan to distribute to multiple end-users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking . When word lists and commands are in the data distribution directory, as soon as a person opens their User Profiles, Dragon automatically imports words and commands from the data distribution directory into the User Profiles.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 8. In the Data distribution location text box, click Change... and browse to a location where you want Dragon to store custom words and commands. 9. Click OK. 10. Click Apply to save the changes. 11. Click OK to close the dialog box. You can now use the Data Distribution Tool or the nsadmin command line utility to put new words and commands into the data distribution directory.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile l To include a spoken form of a word, type the word followed by a backslash (\) and the spoken form of a word. For example, to have Dragon enter "Robert F. Kennedy"when you say "RFK", type Robert F. Kennedy\RFK in the text file. Create a text file that contains custom words 1. If you have Dragon available on another computer, you can use it to create custom words and export the words to a .txt file. For more information, see the main Dragon Help file.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 5. Click Next. 6. When the list of files appears, use the Import button to select the .txt files that contain custom words. To view the content of a file, select the file and click View. To remove a file from the list of files, select the file and click Remove . To remove all files from the list, click Remove All.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile 3. Start the Data Distribution Tool. For more information, see Starting the Data Distribution Tool. 4. In the Data Distribution Tool, add the vocabulary to the data distribution directory. For more information, see "Use the Data Distribution Tool to add a vocabulary" below. Use the Data Distribution Tool to add a vocabulary In the Data Distribution Tool, select Add or remove base vocabulary. Click Next. Click Add to add a Base Vocabulary .
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 5. Click Finish to close the Data Distribution Tool or click your browser's back button to re-display the screen. Adding and removing custom commands Custom commands are voice commands that you can create and modify to enter text, insert graphics, or activate menus and keystrokes in any application. You can use the MyCommands Editor to create custom commands or the Command Browser to modify custom commands.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile Use the Data Distribution Tool to add custom commands 1. Start the Data Distribution Tool. For more information, see Starting the Data Distribution Tool. 2. In the Data Distribution Tool, select Add or remove shared commands . 3. Click Next. 4. Select the languages for the User Profiles that you will add custom words to. 5. Click Next. 6. Use the Import button to select the .dat files that contain the custom commands to add. Place the .
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The Nsadmin utility for new words, vocabularies, and commands Dragon Professional and Dragon Legal include the nsadmin utility. The nsadmin utility is a command line utility that lets you make new words, customized vocabularies, and new commands available to all end-users on a particular installation of Dragon. The nsadmin utility performs only one operation at a time. You can write a batch file or script to execute multiple nsadmin operations on each computer.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile Start the nsadmin utility n Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.0 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools > NSAdmin . The nsadmin utility starts in a DOS window and lists the nsadmin syntax. Display help information for the nsadmin utility 1. From a command prompt, type nsadmin/? Command line syntax for the nsadmin utility The nsadmin.exe utility uses the following syntax.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Create a text file that contains custom words Perform one of the following two actions before you distribute a set of custom words to a particular installation of Dragon: Create a text file that contains custom words 1. Create a text file. 2. In the text file, add each word of phrase that you want to add to the vocabulary. Make sure each word or phrase uses correct spelling and is a on a separate line.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile directory, Dragon overwrites it without prompting you. See Dragon file structure for information on default locations on Windows 7 and other operating systems. Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Custom\enx The following command overwrites the NewWords.txt custom word file: \nsadmin /words G:\NsAdmin\NewWords.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\users\\current n n n Vocabulary files have a *.voc file extension. You cannot use a custom vocabulary created in Dragon 10.x or earlier with Dragon NaturallySpeaking . You must recreate the custom vocabulary in Dragon NaturallySpeaking . If you have a custom vocabulary from a Nuance VAR, you should contact the VAR to obtain a new version of the vocabulary.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile Use the command line to add an exported vocabulary You can use the nsadmin utility to distribute a vocabulary that you create using a separate installation of Dragon. A Dragon vocabulary that you export saves as a group of files. One of the exported files has a .top file extension, the other files have .to* file extensions, where * is an integer. 1. In a command prompt, provide the path to the file with the .top file extension as an argument to the nsadmin utility.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide n n After you import the custom commands to Dragon, for the changes to become available to those User Profiles, you must close your User Profiles, then re-open the User Profiles, and save the User Profiles. You can enter a path as a complete local path, a relative path, a mapped network drive, a UNC path, or the path to removable media, such as a DVD, CD, or ZIP drive. For more information, see Using paths with nsadmin. Use the command line to add custom commands 1.
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile Using paths with the nsadmin utility When you use the nsadmin utility, you can use a path that is a complete local path, a relative path, a mapped network drive, a UNC path, or the path to removable media, such as a DVD, CD, or ZIP drive. If a path name includes spaces, you must enclose the path name in quotation marks. When you are running the nsadmin utility from a directory other than the one nsadmin resides in, you must provide the full path to the nsadmin.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation This section contains information on the tools and procedures you can use to maintain Dragon installations, including User Profiles and vocabularies. You can also view information on resources that can help you trouble shoot issues that may occur in Dragon.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Maintaining Installations There are several actions you can take to maintain your Dragon NaturallySpeaking installation: n n n n n n n 328 Run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer and schedule the Optimizer to run automatically (see Using Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer and Scheduler Tools ). Export User Profiles from one computer and import them to another as outlined in Exporting and Importing User Profiles. Work with the Dragon.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation Using Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer and Scheduler Tools You run Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer Scheduler to: n n n n n Choose to optimize the acoustic files for the User Profile Choose to optimize the language model for the User Profile Schedule one or both types of optimization to occur on a particular day or time at particular intervals Enable or disable the scheduled optimizations Separate procedures exist for running the optimization on a No
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Checking for User Profile maintenance when saving a User Profile When an end-user saves a User Profile or closes Dragon, Dragon checks to make sure that scheduled language model User Profile maintenance has been performed recently. If not, then an additional check box will appear on the Save dialog. The maintenance should only take an extra minute or two complete and is always beneficial – especially when new custom words have been added.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation To run the acoustic and language model optimizers on non-Roaming User Profiles: 1. On the DragonBar, select Profile > Open User Profile. 2. In the Open User Profile dialog box, select a User Profile to run the optimization on and click Open. 3. On the DragonBar, select Help > Improve my accuracy. The Accuracy Center opens. 4. Click Launch Accuracy Tuning now. The Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer dialog box opens. 5.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 332 Language Model Optimization tasks. OR Select File > New Task. The Windows user name and password dialog box opens. To set a schedule for running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer , either double-click on the dictation source or the language model under that User Profile. Before you proceed, enter your Windows user name and password.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation Removing One or More Optimization Schedules To remove one or more scheduled optimizations from the scheduler: 1. Select the schedule you want to remove. You can select multiple schedules by holding the CTRL key while clicking a schedule. 2. Press the Delete key on your keyboard or select Options > Delete Selected Tasks on the toolbar. 3. Click OK when you are asked to confirm the deletion.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Exporting and Importing User Profiles You can export User Profiles on one computer and import them for use on another. When you export a User Profile to a new location, any custom words added to a Local Roaming User Profile do not accompany the User Profiles unless you first run the Learn from specific documents wizard in the Accuracy Center . Exporting User Profiles To export User Profiles from Dragon: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation Backing up and restoring a User Profile If Dragon is unable to open your User Profile, click Launch Restore to open a backup copy of the profile.See the Dragon Help for details. Dragon automatically creates a full User Profile backup n n n after you first create your profile if you add a new vocabulary to your profile every 5th time* your profile is saved * Backup frequency is configurable in the Options dialog box Data tab.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. On the DragonBar , select Profile > Manage User Profiles. The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens. Click the Advanced button and select Restore . When the Profile Restore dialog box opens, select a profile. Click Restore. Click Yes to confirm the restore or click No to cancel the action. Repeat steps 4 and 6 for each profile you want to restore. Click Close to close the Manage User Profiles dialog box.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation Handling Dragon Error Messages When Dragon displays an error message: 1. Read the message carefully. It may give you enough information to determine what to do. 2. If you dictated text into your document, click Close to close the error message box and then save your document. 3. Do not save your User Profiles. 4. Copy the error message log file (Dragon.log) to a safe place. To locate this file, click Start > Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Working with the Usability Log In Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you can set up Dragon to create a usability log that logs all menu commands, toolbar buttons, and voice commands that you use during a dictation session. To set up a usability log: With a User Profile open, on the DragonBar , select Tools > Options. Click the Data tab. Click the Advanced button. When the Advanced dialog box opens, check the Create usability log check box and click OK to return to the Data tab. 5.
Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation Accessing the Dragon Knowledge Database Solutions to known problems with Dragon are provided at the Nuance Knowledge Base, located at http://nuance.custhelp.com/. If there are problems using Dragon with Microsoft Word on Windows XP (for example if the program freezes or commands stop working in a Microsoft Office XP application), it may be that the Microsoft Word XP’s built-in speech recognition is interfering with Dragon. 1.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Managing end-user administrative privileges Before You Give Windows Administrator Privileges Before you decide to give a Dragon user Windows Administrator privileges on a laptop computer, note that you are giving that person access to the Administrative Settings dialog box on that computer. Determining Logged In User Has Admin Privileges If the logged in end-user has Windows Administrator privileges, the following line appears in the Dragon.
Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands This section contains information on how you can use tools in Dragon to control access to your custom commands.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Managing and Securing Custom Commands Make your custom commands more secure in two ways: To make the tool available only in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, convert any XML files of commands to DAT format. For details see Using the Convert XML to DAT tool. To prevent any Dragon end-users from editing the commands, lock access to the file. For details see Using the MyCommands Protection Utility.
Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands Using the Convert XML to DAT tool You can use a text editor to open commands that are in XML format. To allow only Dragon enduser to access those command files, you can convert them from XML format to DAT format. Dragon uses .dat files to store commands. You can use the XML to DAT tool (mycmdsxml2dat.exe ) to extract end-user-defined Dragon commands from an XML file. The tool writes the commands to a .dat file.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide The next time you open a User Profile, Dragon incorporates the new commands from the .dat file into the User Profile.
Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands Using the MyCommands Protection Utility In Dragon Professional and higher, when you export a set of custom Text-and-Graphics, Step-byStep, Custom Command, and/or Advanced Scripting commands into a .dat file, you can set the permissions on that file so that after an end-user imports them, that end-user can dictate the commands but cannot view their source code, edit their source code, or re-export the commands.
Chapter 11: Commands that perform actions based on the application state This section contains information how to create and use structured commands that perform actions based on the state of the application.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Using Structured Commands Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, and Dragon Legal include an extension to Text-and-Graphics commands that let you to set the values of variables in text blocks based on voice input. You can create simple Text-and-Graphics commands with variables in the My Commands Editor without having to do extensive programming in Microsoft® VBA.
Chapter 11: Commands that perform actions based on the application state Structured Command Samples Dragon includes several sample Text-and-Graphics commands with variables and sample structured Advanced Scripting commands. You can import the samples into Dragon to use them as templates for your own commands. The sample commands are fully commented. Sample location The sample commands are installed in (Windows XP): \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Data\Enx\samp
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide state. To read more about this sample and its commands, refer to the code comments in the XML file. SampleBoilerPlate_ColonCancer SampleBoilerPlate_ColonCancer.xml contains Advanced Scripting commands that demonstrate how to use structured commands and the command prompt for boilerplate text. This sample is modeled after a colon cancer checklist and is designed to work in Microsoft Word 2003.
Chapter 11: Commands that perform actions based on the application state Importing Sample Structured Commands You can import existing structured commands, such as the Structured Commands Samples, into Dragon to use as templates for your own commands. Use the following procedure to import the sample structured commands that are supplied with Dragon: To import the sample structured commands: 1. On the DragonBar , select Tools > Command Browser to open the Command Browser window. 2.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon This section contains information how to use the Administrative options, in the Administrative Settings dialog box, to set and control many administrative features in Dragon.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Summaries of Administrative Settings Dialog Boxes The tabs in the Administrative Settings dialog box are: n n n Roaming Miscellaneous Scheduled Tasks For more on each tab, see the corresponding topic below: n n n 354 Administrative Settings: Roaming tab Administrative Settings: Miscellaneous tab Administrative Settings: Scheduled Tasks tab
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon Administrative Settings: Roaming tab You use the Roaming tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box to set up the Roaming feature. You must set up the Roaming feature on each computer where you want end-users to dictate with a Roaming User Profile. When Roaming is enabled in Administrative Settings by default the Open User Profiles dialog box displays large numbers of User Profiles quickly. They can also be organized into subfolders.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide See Dragon file structure for information about the default location of the RoamingUsers directory for Dragon NaturallySpeaking on other Windows operating systems. The is a name you assigned as a Master Roaming User Profiles location. You can have multiple network storage locations for your Master Roaming User Profiles. The is the name of an individual Master Roaming User Profile. There is a separate directory for each User Profile.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon n n For more information, see Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location You use the Roaming User Network Location dialog box to define the network location of the master Roaming User Profiles. The location you pick must be accessible to all computers where end-users will dictate using a Roaming User Profile.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon Intranet/Internet connections The Intranet/Internet connection supports both HTTP and HTTP over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). To use an Intranet/Internet connection: 1. Under Network Location, enter the URL address of your HTTP or HTTPS server where your master Roaming User Profiles are located. 2. Click n HTTP Settings...
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Administrative Settings: Miscellaneous tab The Miscellaneous tab of the Administrative settings dialog box contains the following options: Check for product updates at startup Automatically looks on the Nuance Web every time you start Dragon. Any change to this option does not take effect until you restart Dragon. Backup location for User Profiles Shows the location where Dragon will save backup User Profiles.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon Disable use of Macro Recorder Commands Select this box to prevent end-users from using macro recorder commands. End-users can still run the commands. Disable use of Step-by-Step Commands Select this box to prevent User Profiles from using step-by-step commands. End-users can still run the commands. Disable use of Advanced Scripting Commands Select this box to prevent User Profiles from using advanced scripting commands.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide from any corrections and additional training end-users may have done. Running Acoustic Optimization increases your overall accuracy. In the process of increasing your accuracy, Acoustic Optimization may select a different acoustic model for your User Profile. For example, if you chose a General accent during User Profile setup, Dragon may change it if your speech more closely matches another accent.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon n Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) to locate a User Profile. The UNC is a way to identify a shared file on a computer or network without having to know the storage device it is on. The format is: \\servername\sharename\path\filename.
Dragon 12 Administrator Guide Administrative Settings: Scheduled Tasks tab The Scheduled Tasks tab of the Administrative settings dialog box allows you to schedule Accuracy Tuning and Data Collection for all User Profiles created with this installation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Accuracy Tuning Schedule Accuracy Tuning to help Dragon to learn from you and make your dictation more accurate.
Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon Click this button to restore the default values for Data Collection and Periodic Optimization. Notes: n n n When the User Profile is closed, you cannot use Dragon to dictate or to perform actions by voice.
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