Installing Laserfiche Connector
This section contains the information you'll need to successfully install Laserfiche Connector.
To integrate Laserfiche Connector with a web application
- Firefox: the latest version (auto-updated)
- Chrome: the latest version (auto-updated)
- Microsoft Edge based on Chromium: the latest version (auto-updated)
To integrate Laserfiche Connector with a Java Application on a Windows system
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE): versions 6 update 21, or later
- Java Development Kit (JDK): versions 6 update 21, or later
- Java Access Bridge (JAB): version 2.0.2 or later enabled
Installing Laserfiche Connector
- Open the Laserfiche Connector install package and run SetupLf.exe.
- Select which language you want to run the installation in.
- In the Welcome step, click Next.
- In the End-User License Agreement step, read the license agreement and select I accept the terms in the License Agreement if you agree to the terms of the license agreement. Click Next.
- In the Custom Setup step, select the components you want to install. The Profile Creator lets you create Laserfiche Connector profiles.
- Laserfiche Connector: Install this component to run connector profiles.
- Profile Creator: Install this component to create connector profiles.
- Webtools Agent: Install this component to make use of single sign on with Laserfiche Connector. This reduces the number of times users will need to sign in when using Laserfiche Connector.
- Specify the desired install directory on this page. Click the Disk Usage button to see how much space is available on the specified disk and how much space the Laserfiche Connector installation requires to ensure you have enough space to install the product.
- If you are installing the Profile Creator, you need to activate the product. Laserfiche Connector (without the Profile Creator) can be installed without a license. Unlicensed installations of Laserfiche Connector let users run profiles but not create, edit, or delete them. In the Laserfiche Product Activation step, specify the desired method for activating Laserfiche Connector.
- If you have an activation key, select the Activate online using the following activation key option and specify the activation key in the text box. The installation will contact Laserfiche over the Internet at the end of the installation.
- If you received a license file, select the Activate using license file option and browse to the path where the Laserfiche Connector license file can be found.
- If you are in a Laserfiche Rio environment,
- Select the Activate using the Laserfiche Rio License Manager option. Click Next to continue.
- Specify the License Manager Server and a user name and password that can connect to the License Manager Server. Click Next.
- Specify the License database and License block Laserfiche Connector will use. You can also register a new instance or renew your license from this page. Click Next.
- Review the License Manager information. Click Next.
- In the Ready to Install step, click Install to start the installation process.
- The Prerequisites step may appear if Laserfiche Connector needs to install additional components. A green check will appear next to installed items and a red X will appear next to items that have not been installed. If one or more of the items on the list has a red X next to it, install that item and then click Retry. Click Next.
- When the installation is complete, click Next.
- Clear the Open Laserfiche Connector Configuration checkbox if you don't want to open the Configuration dialog box when you're finished with the installation.
- Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.
Important: Bypassing prerequisites may cause Laserfiche Connector to function incorrectly and is not recommended.
Updating Profiles from Previous Versions
If you were running Laserfiche Connector 10.0 or earlier, it's recommended that you run the Profile Converter to update your profiles to the latest version. Profiles that are not updated will load slowly. Before running the Profile Converter, ensure you've upgraded Laserfiche Connector to the latest version on all the machines using the profiles.
Note: Profiles created in Laserfiche Connector version 10.2 do not need to be updated.
To run the Profile Converter
- Navigate to the Laserfiche Connector install directory. E.g., C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\LFConnector
- Open the LFC.ProfileConverter.exe application.
- Select the checkboxes next to the folders that contain the profiles you want to convert. If you configured a custom location to store your profiles, select Custom folder and browse to the folder.
- Click Convert.
