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Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles
2. OntheWindowsStart menu,selectPrograms >Dragon NaturallySpeaking>
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools>Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer
SchedulertostarttheAcoustic and Language Model Optimizer Scheduler.
3. AccessthemasterdirectoryoftheRoamingUserProfilesyouwanttooptimize:select
File >Set Speaker Directory fromthemenuoftheAcoustic and Language Model
Optimizer Scheduler window.IntheSet User Profile Directory dialogbox,either
enterthepathofthedirectoryorclicktheBrowse button.IftheUserProfilesyouwantto
optimizearelocatedinmultipledirectories,youcanchangedirectoriestolocatetheaddi-
tionalUserProfiles.
4. SelecttheUserProfile(s)youwanttooptimizeandsetascheduleforrunningtheAcous-
tic and Language Model Optimizer.Forspecificinstructions,clicktheHelp buttonin
thewindow.
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.Thereareseveralwaysto
addressthisconcern:
n ManyofNuance’scustomersaddressthisconcernsimplythroughend-usertraining.
Eachend-usershouldbeawarethatiftheyopenanotherend-user’sprofileandtryto
useit,theiraccuracywillbepoorandend-user-specificcustomizationswillnotbe
available.Therefore,eachend-userhasanincentivetouseonlytheirownprofile.
However,thisfactdoesn'tpreventamaliciousend-userfromdamaginganotherend-
user’sprofile.
n Ifend-usersalwayslogintoWindowswithauniqueWindowsuserID,youcanuse
Windowsfilepermissionstocontrolaccesstothefiles.Typically,youdothisby
grantingFullControlorRead/Write/Modifyaccesstotheshareddirectory,butdonot
allowthispermissiontopropagatetosub-directories.Thatway,eachend-user
becomesthecreatorownerofanyDragonUserProfilethatheorshecreates.End-
userscanstillseealloftheDragonUserProfilesintheOpenUserProfiledialogbox,
butiftheytrytoselectanotherend-user’sprofile,amessagewillappearsayingthat
theydonothavepermissiontoaccessthatprofile.Applysimilarfilepermissionstothe
localcopyofeachRoamingUserProfile;thedefaultlocationforlocalcopiesisunder
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\RoamingUsersforWindows7,
Windows8,andWindowsServer2008.
n Ifend-usersloginusingasharedWindowsuserID,thebestwaytocontrolaccessis
throughHTTPRoaming.Inthisconfiguration,yousetupawebserverrunningeither
IISorApacheandwiththeWebDAVfilesystemenabled.Oneachworkstation,you
specifyaURLonthewebserverastheRoamingUserProfilelocation.Whenanend-
userlaunchesDragon,beforedisplayingtheOpenUserProfiledialogitpromptsfora
usernameandpassword,whichitusestoauthenticateagainstthewebserver.
YoucanusefilepermissionsonthewebservertospecifywhichUserProfilesare
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