Laserfiche Installer

The Laserfiche Installer provides a centralized view of available Laserfiche 12 applications. Pick and choose what version 12 applications to download and install from a list that shows the currently installed applications on the computer and see if there is an update available for that application.

Download Laserfiche 12

Overview of the Laserfiche Installer

Before Installing Laserfiche

The Laserfiche Installer requires an installation code. This code is used by the installer to contact Laserfiche to retrieve information on what applications you are licensed for and is different from any activation keys you may have on record for your products.

You can generate a Laserfiche installation code from the activation keys page of the Laserfiche Support Site at: https://support.laserfiche.com/activationkeys.

Under the Laserfiche Installation Codes section, generate a installation code. You may have up to two installation codes. Use the Regenerate option to replace an existing code.

Keep the code ready for use when you launch the Laserfiche Installer.

If you are installing Directory Server, make sure to also take a note of the activation key for Directory Server.

Installing Laserfiche

  1. Use the above link to download the Installer.
  2. Launch the Laserfiche Installer MSI (LaserficheInstaller.msi). The Laserfiche Installer is installed at C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\DistributionPortal.
  3. When prompted, enter the installation code.
  4. Choose how you activate your Laserfiche products.

    Note: If this is your first time installing Directory Server, you should finish configuring Directory Server before continuing with the Laserfiche Installer to download, install, and activate additional applications.

  5. The installer will automatically retrieve the list of available Laserfiche applications for installation.
  6. Use the Options toolbar button to enter a different installation code and see additional configuration information.

    7. Important: The Laserfiche Installer requires an Internet connection to retrieve information on what applications are available to you and to download installation packages from Laserfiche CDNs. The Firewall/Proxy Information option in the Options toolbar button shows a list of Laserfiche endpoints used by the installer.

  7. Select the products you want to install on the current machine and click Install to start the download and installation. The automated installation process uses default values for the product installations.

Using the Installer to Manually Install a Local Package

If you need to install Laserfiche on a machine that cannot access the Internet, you can run the installer on a machine with Internet access to first download the desired installation packages for a product, move or copy the downloaded package to the appropriate destination machine, and then use a command-line parameter to use the Installer to manually install a local package.

  1. Download and install the Laserfiche Installer on a machine with Internet access.
  2. Select the desired packages and use the Download only option. Select a download path when prompted.
  3. Copy the downloaded packages to a convenient location on the machine without internet access.
  4. Install the Laserfiche Installer on the machine server without internet access.
    • If you have an existing Directory Server instance, run the installer and provide the Directory Server host and licensing site. This will be used to retrieve application licenses for subsequent installs.
    • If you plan to use Directory Server, but need to install it first, install it first with the instructions below, set up and activate your licensing site, then launch the new installer and enter the Directory Server host and licensing site info.
    • If you are not using Directory Server and/or want to provide a Laserfiche license file (lf.licx), obtain those license files and save them locally on the machine. You can provide the license file as a command-line parameter.
  5. Open a command prompt and browse to the Installer installation path at C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\DistributionPortal.
  6. Run DistributionPortal.exe with the install-local-package command-line parameter and specify the path to the appropriate package:

    DistributionPortal.exe -install-local-package:"PackagePath" -license-file:"LicenseFilePath"

    PackagePath is the full path to the application install package and LicenseFilePathis the full path to the application's license file. LicenseFilePath is optional. If LicenseFilePath is omitted and the Installer was provided Directory Server information earlier, the installer will attempt to contact Directory Server for a license. If LicensefilePath is omitted and Directory Server is not available, you may need to license the application afterward. See the following example:

    DistributionPortal.exe -install-local-package:"C:\temp\LF12\RepositoryServer 12.0.1.237.exe" -license-file:"C:\temp\LF12\Lf.licx"