Setup Checklist for Enterprise Edition

Setup Checklist for Enterprise Edition

Use this checklist when installing Microsoft Speech Server (MSS) 2004 R2 Enterprise Edition with:

  • Speech Engine Services (SES) and Telephony Application Services (TAS) on the same computer (single computer configuration).

    *        Â—OR—*

  • SES on one or more dedicated computers, and TAS on one or more dedicated computers. TAS is needed when supporting telephony (voice-only applications).

Load balancing is required in server farms for access to computers running SES and TAS.

Step

Reference

 

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Verify that Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is installed.

Installing Prerequisite Software

 

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Install and configure load balancing for the SES computers.

Load Balancing and Availability

 

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Install and configure a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) system for the TAS computers.

Load Balancing and Availability

 

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Verify that prerequisite software is installed.

Installing Prerequisite Software

 

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Verify that Web server software is installed on one or more dedicated computers.

Installing a Web Server

 

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For each TAS computer, verify that telephony interface manager (TIM) software and an associated telephony board are installed.

Installing Telephony Interface Manager Software

 

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For telephony (voice-only) systems, install MSS 2004 R2 and select the Complete Setup option.

Note This option is typically used with a single computer configuration. If you are installing SES and TAS on separate computers, skip to the next step.

Installing Speech Server

 

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Install MSS on each TAS computer. On the Feature Selection page, select the Telephony Application Services check box.

Installing Speech Server

 

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Install MSS on each SES computer. On the Feature Selection page, select the Speech Engine Services check box.

Installing Speech Server

 

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Configure MSS for first run.

Specifying Post-Install Settings

 

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Verify that all MSS components installed successfully.

Verifying a Successful Installation

 

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For multimodal systems, install the Speech Add-in on client computers as needed.

Installing the Speech Add-ins

 

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Add multimodal users to the access control list (ACL) as needed.

Security Considerations

 

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Install language packs as needed.

Installing or Removing a Language Pack

Remarks

All MSS deployments require at least one dedicated Web server computer. Multiple computers require load balancing. For more information, see Load Balancing and Availability.