Installation of InDesign Server and Render Client

Learn how to use the Adobe integration with InDesign Server and a dedicated Render Client.

Installation InDesign Server

Prerequisites

1. Check the software- and hardware requirements.

2. Know the InDesign Server serial number. You get the serial number from your Adobe vendor where you have bought the software.

3. Know the end customer's Adobe ID. The reseller always orders the license from Adobe by specifying the end customer. Therefore, the end customer's Adobe ID must be used during installation. Ask the end customer for their Adobe ID or if they don't have one, let them create a new one at adobe.com.
   Questions regarding Adobe ID are answered here:
   https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/create-update-adobe-id.html

4. Disabled operating system firewall.

Windows

1. Unzip Adobe InDesign Server installation package, execute Set-up.exe and follow the installation wizard.
   NOTE: On the installation screen "Options" choose English (North America) as language and tick ID Server components (x64) and ID Server service files (x64).
2. After a successful installation, unzip the latest rapid release for your InDesign Server, for example, ID_IC_IDS_b412WinFixes.zip . Navigate to AdobeInDesignServer8Patch-All.zip, unzip it and apply the patch by executing AdobePatchInstaller.exe.

macOS

1. Open InDesignServer.dmg. Execute Install.app within Adobe InDesign CS6 Server and follow the installation wizard.
   NOTE: On installation screen "Options" choose  English (North America) as language and tick ID Server components (x64) and ID Server service files (x64).
2. After a successful installation, unzip the latest rapid release for your InDesign Server, for example, ID_IC_IDS_b412MacFixes.zip. Navigate to AdobeInDesignServer8Patch-All.dmg and open it. Execute AdobePatchInstaller.app within InDesignServerCS6-AdobeUpdate to apply the patch.

Installation InDesign Server Plugin

See Adobe CC plug-in - FAQ and installation.

Installation Render Client

Renderer prerequisites

1. Check the censhare system requirements.

2. Disable the operating system firewall.

Windows

1. Unzip censhare Render-Client, execute censhare Render-Client Installer.exe and follow the installation wizard. The software will be installed to C:\Program Files\censhare\censhare Render-Client.
2. Start censhare Render-Client.exe  and if required enter your Host-Name and Host-URL and hit OK.
3. Enter user, password, tick Log on automatically, and log on.

macOS

1. Open censhare Render-Client Installer.dmg, execute censhare Render-Client Installer.pkg and follow the installation wizard. The software will be installed to /Applications/censhare\ Render-Client.
2. Start censhare Render-Client and if required enter your Host-Name and Host-URL and hit OK.
3. Enter user, password, tick Log on automatically and log on.

Troubleshoot Client installation

Logfiles

The Render-Client logs to C:\Users\<user>\censhare\<version>.

Post Installation Tasks

• Installation of Color Profiles, Job options and Fonts

• Configure censhare Render-Client to Start InDesign Server

• Configure censhare Render-Client and InDesign Server as Windows Service

• Configure RMI hostname for censhare Render-Client and censhare Service-Client for multihomed server