Index Manager can index content and create previews for INDD files, provided that an InDesign Server is installed on the network.
InDesign Server can be installed on any server in the network. Running InDesign Server on the same server as Index Manager gives a performance advantage, but this should be weighed against the extra load that is put on the server. InDesign Server will typically take up 100% of one system CPU for 5 to 15 seconds when processing a document.
To interact with the InDesign Server, Index Manager uses a helper application called ”Ids Handler” that has to be installed on the InDesign Server. The procedure for setting up the helper application is described below.
The following steps are necessary to use InDesign Server with Index Manager:
1. Open the Index Manager program folder. This is typically ”C:\Program Files (x86)\FotoWare\Index Manager\”
2. From this folder, copy the file ”Ids Handler Setup.Exe” to the server where InDesign Server is installed.
3. On the InDesign Server console, run ”Ids Handler Setup”.
4. Open the Service Manager on the InDesign Server server and start the Ids Handler Service. The service is set to start automatically if the server is restarted.
5. On the Service Options tab in the Index Manager configuration, enable InDesign document indexing and set the network name of the InDesign Server. If it runs on the same server as Index Manager, set the InDesign Server name to localhost.
6. Rebuild any index with previously indexed INDD files.