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Table Of Contents
- Client Installation Guide
- Chapter 1: About this guide
- Chapter 2: Preparing to install Dragon
- Chapter 3: Initial Installation of Dragon
- Chapter 4: Installing the Dragon client with settings
- Chapter 5: Configure the Dragon Client for Nuance Management Center
- Appendix A: Modifying nsdefaults.ini
- Appendix B: Options for MSI installations
- Appendix C: Using Dragon over a remote desktop connection
- Appendix D: Working with edit controls
Chapter 1: About this guide
About Dragon
Dragon allows users to create reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other documentation more
efficiently with fast, accurate dictation and transcription. Dragon also includes voice commands that
allow users to perform everyday tasks without using the mouse or keyboard. For example, use voice
commands to:
l Correct and format text.
l Launch applications.
l Navigate in applications.
l Access buttons and menus in supported programs, including Microsoft Word, Corel
WordPerfect, WordPad, and more
Administrators or users can also create custom words and commands and share them with team
members.
Dragon can be installed on each client computer manually (see “Install Dragon and choose the default
settings” on page 26) or through a push install (see “Push installations” on page 31).
Physical Architecture
The Dragon client can be configured to communicate with Nuance Management Center, allowing
administrators to manage all Dragon clients from a single central console. The physical configuration
of Dragon includes:
l Dragon clients—Client computers with Dragon installed
l Roaming user storage location—A network-accessible storage location for the Master
Roaming user profiles. May be a file server, Web server, or any location accessible to other
computers within your network.
For more information on the Roaming feature, see the Dragon Help.
l Application server—(Nuance Management Center/NMS mode users only) The NMC
server. Stores user accounts, settings, and administrative information. Can be a single
machine, or, in large installations, can be multiple servers load-balanced by a network traffic
switch. Can be the Nuance-hosted NMC server in the cloud, or a server that you install and
host on-premise.
l Database server—(Nuance Management Center/NMS mode users only) Hosts the SQL
database that stores your data, like sites, groups, and licenses. Can be the same physical
machine as your application server, or a separate database server.
For more information, see “Additional resources” on page 12.
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