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Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles
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Roaming
UserPro-
filesforan
MSIinstall-
ation
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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.
SomesituationsthattheRoamingfeaturemakespossible:
n Adoctormayneedtodictatereportsinamedicalofficebuildingusingadesktop
computer,inahospitalroomusingaTabletPC,orathomeusingalaptop
computer.TheRoamingfeatureallowsthedoctortousethesamesetofUser
Profilescontainingthesamevocabularywordswiththeacousticinformationfrom
eachlocation.
n Anend-userdictatesonthesamelaptopatmultipleofficesandathome.Before
leavingtheoffice,theend-userloadsasetofUserProfilesfromacentrallocation
onthenetworktohislaptop.Oncehome,theend-userdictatesandcorrectsas
younormallywould.Whentheend-userreturnstotheoffice,theyreconnectthe
laptoptothenetwork.Thenexttimetheend-useropensaDragon userprofile,
theRoamingfeaturesynchronizestheupdatedUserProfilesonthelaptopwith
thoseatthenetwork’scentrallocation.
The relationship between the Master and the Local Roaming User Profile
WiththeRoamingfeature,eachDragon userprofilehasasingleMasterRoamingUser
ProfilethatcanbeopenedfrommultiplenetworkedcomputersrunningDragon.TheMaster
RoamingUserProfileisstoredonanetworklocationaccessibletoyourdictatingend-users.
WhenaMasterRoamingUserProfileisopenedfromthatcentralnetworklocation,Dragon
transfersacopyofthatUserProfiletothelocalcomputer.ThatlocalcopyiscalledtheLocal
Roaming User Profile.
TheLocalRoamingUserProfileisacopyoftheend-userdatatakenfromtheMaster
RoamingUserProfilebutmodifiedlocallybycorrectionsandacousticdatagatheredduring
adictationsession.
YoucansetacentralstoragedevicetocontainallyourMasterRoamingUserProfiles.By
loadingaDragon UserProfilefromthecentralnetworklocation,yourend-userscandictate
atanycomputerwhereDragon isinstalled.Whenend-usersexitDragon andsavethe
changestotheirUserProfiles,thesechangesaresavedinthatcentrallocation.Thenext
timetheend-userrunsDragon,allthechangessavedareavailableregardlessofwhich
computeronthenetworkheorsheusesfordictation.
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