Pre-configurations and installations required for adding a Nuance speech server

Last Updated : Aug 08, 2024 |
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Use this procedure before adding a Nuance-type speech server.
  1. Create a virtual machine (VM) with the latest version of the Windows server and access to the Internet.
  2. Check access to the VM through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on your local computer.
  3. Enable the Show hidden files, folders, and drives option.
  4. Click https://nuancecommunity.force.com/NuanceNetwork/s/ to go to the Nuance network portal and log in with your credentials.
  5. Download the NSS-6.2.10-x86-windows.zip file for the speech Nuance speech server.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Check the following description of compatibility with other products: Nuance Speech Server 6.2.10 for Windows. Nuance Speech Server 6.2.10 is compatible with Nuance Recognizer 10.2.8 and Nuance Vocalizer for Enterprise 6.0.6. Size: 83,225 KB.
  6. Download the following files for the vocalizer for enterprise:
    1. Download the NVE-6.0.6-x86-windows.zip file for the kernel.
    2. Download the NVE_6.0.3_en_US_Tom_bet1_x86-windows.zip file for the language file.
    3. Download the sdk-eval-NVN6_0_license.lic file for the license file.
  7. Download the following files for the recognizer:
    1. Download the NRec-10.2.8-x86_64-windows.zip file for the kernel.
    2. Download the NRec-en-US-10.0.2-10.2.0.x86_64-windows.zip file for the language file.
    3. Download the sdk-eval-recognizer10_license.lic file for the license file.
  8. Download the NLICMGR-11.7.0-x86_64-windows.zip file for the license manager.
  9. Install the files in the following order:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    1. NRec-10.2.8-x86_64-windows.zip
    2. NRec-en-US-10.0.2-10.2.0.x86_64-windows.zip
    3. NVE-6.0.6-x86-windows.zip
    4. NVE_6.0.3_en_US_Tom_bet1_x86-windows.zip
    5. NSS-6.2.10-x86-windows.zip
    6. NLICMGR-11.7.0-x86_64-windows.zip
  10. Do the following to create the license file:
    1. Go to C:\Program Files\Nuance\license_manager\license and create nuance.lic file.
    2. Add contents of sdk-eval-recognizer10_license.lic and sdk-eval-NVN6_0_license.lic to the nuance.lic file.
    3. In nuance.lic, delete the comments starting with the pound sign (#).
  11. Go to Start\All Programs\Nuance\License Manager 11.7\Licensing Tools\Config Services\<Path to the license file>\C:\Program Files\Nuance\license_manager\license and set nuance.lic for License Manager.
  12. Go to Start/Stop/Reread tab and restart the server.
  13. To configure the recognizer, go to C:\Program Files\Nuance\Recognizer\config\Baseline.xml and set the value for swiep_license_ports to 4.
  14. To configure the vocalizer, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\Vocalizer for Enterprise\config\baseline.xml and set the value for tts_license_ports to 4.
  15. To add recognizer services, go to Start/Command Prompt/Run as Administrator and run the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    cd C:\Program Files\Nuance\Recognizer\Recognizer Service\amd64\bin>nrs-win-service-init.exe -i nrs-win-service.exe -servlet nrs -port 8200
  16. To start the services, go to the following paths:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    • Services\Nuance Recognition Service\Start.
    • Services\Nuance Speech Service\Start.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If a service does not start, restart the VM, disable Windows Firewall, and then try to start both services.