Xerox DocuShare Support & Software Installation Guide

DocuShare Installation Guide

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Add-on installation

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Obtain a new DocuShare site license that includes OCR. Installing software alone will not enable OCR.

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Verify that your server meets the minimum system requirements as are listed on the DocuShare OCR 
software download page. 

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Your DocuShare server must have more than one processor and running .NET 2.0 or 3.0.

1. From your site Help Desk, select Downloads, then select Software Extras for the DocuShare 

Platform; this takes you to an external web site.

2. On the web site, select Optional Add-on for DocuShare CPX and then select the Optical 

Character Recognition download.

3. Download the OCR software package to a temporary directory on your DocuShare server.

4. Unzip the OCR software package to a new folder, in the temporary directory, named OCR.

5. Log into the DocuShare server as a Windows administrator.

6. In the Windows Administrator Tool, select and open the Services application, select DocuShare 

and stop the service.

7. In the unzipped OCR software directory, open the Win32 directory.

8. In the Win32 directory, open the DocuShare directory and double-click dsUpdate.exe to start the 

OCR installation wizard.

Be patient; it takes a few minutes to load and start the installer.

9. Once the install wizard begins, follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next to proceed or Back to 

return to a previous screen.

10. When asked, check the OCR Update, browse to and select the ocr.jar file, then click OK.

11. Click Add Update, then click Next.

12. When the installation successfully completes, click Finish to close the installer.

13. In the Windows Administrator Tool, select and open the Services application, select DocuShare 

and start the service.

14. Use a browser to connect to your site, and log in as an administrator.

15. Go to Site Management l License and enter your new license string. 

16. Refer to the DocuShare OCR Guide for instructions on how to use OCR to convert scanned 

images into searchable document formats.