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Dragon Client Installation Guide
Remote desktop connection support
To transmit audio from the client computer to a server running Dragon through a Remote Desktop
Connection, you must:
l Enable the audio recording option on the remote client software.
l Enable the audio recording redirection policy on the server.
To use the PowerMic over the RDC connection, install the PowerMic Button Control application to
enable button support.
System Requirements for using Dragon through a remote desktop connection
l Server Operating System:
l Windows Server 2012 R2
l Windows Server 2008 R2
l Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise and Education
l Windows 8 Professional and Enterprise
l Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise
Note: Window Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support multiple client
connections at the same time. Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise, Windows 8
Professional and Enterprise or Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise and Education
supports only a single client connection at one time.
l Server Hardware: To support 6 concurrent users connecting to Dragon on a server, the
minimum requirements are:
l Cache: 1 MB L2 cache per CPU
l CPU: 3.x Ghz
l Disk space: 5 GB
l Processor: Multi-core processor with 4 cores
l RAM: 16 GB RAM
l Client Operating System: The following operating systems support Remote Desktop
Connection:
l Windows 10, 32-bit and 64-bit
l Windows 8.x, 32-bit and 64-bit
l Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
l Client Hardware:
l Disk space:
l 2 MB for the Remote Desktop Client (from Microsoft)
l 8 MB for the Dragon client
l 1 GB free hard disk space
l Microphone:
l USB microphone: including the PowerMic
l Other microphone: Microphone plugged into Mic-In jack
l Headset: Any Nuance-approved headset. Visit
http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ to view the Hardware Compatibility List.
l Bluetooth: Plantronics Calisto Bluetooth Headset
l Software: Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 (RDP 6.1) or higher. The RDP 7 download is
available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084 and works for all operating systems.
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