FontAgent Server Overview

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    FontAgent® Server enables you to store, organize, distribute and track your fonts from a central catalog that serves the creative and business needs of your workgroup or entire organization.

    This server documentation is written for FontAgent Server system and font administrators—those who set up and control the distribution of fonts in their organization. Documentation for end users is accessible separately and from within FontAgent Connected Clients.

    How FontAgent Server Helps You

    By using FontAgent Server, you can:

    • Store your organization’s fonts in a centralized catalog
    • Support user communities of any size
    • Control which fonts and functionality users can access
    • Ensure the integrity and stability of all your fonts
    • Discover and search descriptive metadata about your fonts
    • Standardize fonts across enterprise desktops
    • Manage font purchases, seats and license terms to help you remain in compliance
    • Get real-time insight into font distribution and usage by users, groups and computers
    • Integrate with industry-standard directory services, authentication and security standards

    FontAgent Server Audiences

    FontAgent Server streamlines workflow in workgroups, departments, agencies and enterprises.

    • Users enjoy the industry’s fastest, easiest solution for synchronizing, verifying and managing fonts
    • Managers improve productivity and consistency across creative and business teams
    • Purchasing and legal groups track font purchases and usage to minimize licensing costs and risks
    • IT groups get the world’s most dependable, fastest, cost-effective and scalable font server

    FontAgent Server Editions

    FontAgent Server is available in three editions. CloudServer Edition is hosted by Insider at an internet data center, and the TeamServer and Enterprise Editions are hosted by you on your own networked hardware.

    Individual users run FontAgent client applications to connect to the FontAgent Server. They receive all fonts assigned to them, but they cannot delete or modify fonts and sets residing on the server unless you grant them those privileges.