Installing Laserfiche Directory Server

Installation Procedure

See the following steps highlighting the Laserfiche Directory Server installation wizard.

  1. Use the autorun or double-click SetupLf.exe to launch the installation.
  2. In the Language Selection, select the desired language display for the installation.
  3. On the Welcome to the Laserfiche Directory Server Setup Wizard step, click Next to continue.
  4. On the License Agreement step, click I accept the terms in the License Agreement after reading the license agreement and click Next to accept the agreement.
  5. On the Custom Setup step, choose which components to install. In the Install directory option, specify a different installation path if necessary and click Next to continue.
  6. On the TLS Certificate Options step, select the appropriate certificate from the Local Computer's Personal certificate store.

    Note: Laserfiche Directory Server requires secure HTTP communication. If you bypass this step, you must still configure a valid HTTP binding on your IIS website hosting Directory Server.

  7. On the Laserfiche Service Settings step, specify desired service user accounts for the Directory Server services being installed.
  8. Optional: Select the Create Windows Firewall exception option for the installation to create a Windows Firewall exception for the ports used by the Laserfiche Directory Server (if you do not do this, you will need to configure the ports manually).
  9. On the Ready to Install step, click Install to begin the installation.
  10. On the final step, click Finish to close the wizard.

The installation can create the following IIS applications:

  • LFDS: The Laserfiche Directory Server administration site.
  • LFDSSTS: The Laserfiche Directory Server Security Token Service and Identity Provider site is used to provide authentication functionality for Laserfiche 12 web products.
  • LFDS-SCIM: The Laserfiche SCIM Service is a SCIM 2.0 compatible service for automating user provisioning from a SAML identity provider to Directory Server.

After the installation process, browse to the Laserfiche Directory Server Web Administration Console. By default, the site is available at https://SampleMachineName/LFDS (https://localhost/LFDS).

Learn more about Creating a Licensing Site.