Applies to: Lasernet Core 10
The installer includes the following software package:
- MSI installer for Lasernet Server
- Lasernet Server
- Lasernet Server License Manager
- Lasernet Config
- Lasernet Monitor
- MSI installer for Lasernet Developer
- Lasernet Developer
- Lasernet Developer License Manager
- Lasernet Monitor
- MSI installer for Lasernet Printer Service
- MSI installer for Lasernet Client 10
- MSI installer for Lasernet Web Client 10
- MSI installer for Lasernet OCR
- MSI installer for Lasernet Meta
Lasernet Server 10
When you install Lasernet Server the following software components are installed:
Lasernet Server – The backbone of the Lasernet Core Input and Output Management product suite. Lasernet Core tightly integrates with all common business applications to provide faster document and data processing. Lasernet Core receives and processes data from either backend systems via file or printer queues, or from added Lasernet Core modules or data sources like email, FTP, or web services.
The system works by means of a sophisticated data recognition process which can be tailored to suit almost any business requirement. This determines how the data is processed, transformed and delivered.
Lasernet Core can reformat, add, sort and customize the data before it is delivered to any other module in the Lasernet Core product suite or delivered to any network printer as a paper-based document, with a new layout including change of graphics, location and fonts.
Lasernet Core can be deployed as a standalone solution if the need for document management is limited to layout, formatting and printing. It can also be deployed with any other module in the Lasernet Core product suite, all of which bring a significant benefit and new options to the base system solution. This can help you to create an optimal input and output management strategy, meeting the demands from your business partners and customers.
It is possible to install the Lasernet Core software across many different servers on the network, so that data capture can be done on one server, processing and delivery of documents on another.
As standard, Lasernet Core is built with a range of ways to receive and process input, into intelligent output, from any given application. The software can capture data via a local or network folder, email services, web services, FTP and HTTP servers, printer queues and a range of cloud services like Microsoft Azure Storage, Azure Service Bus, OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and Google Print.
Lasernet Core can work with input formats like ASCII, XML, EMF, CSV, EDI, XLSX, TIFF and PDF. ASCII is generated from ERP systems like SAP and Oracle and can be single oriented print, containing several pages per job, or job-oriented pages containing one page per job. XML can be generated from any ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics AX, 365, NAV, BC and can process XML files containing either one or several jobs per XML file. Furthermore, the software supports native Windows EMF formatted print data, generated from Microsoft Word or any ERP system capable of using Windows printer drivers. Input formats for CSV, EDI and XSLX can be converted to XML via internal engines for easy parsing.
The input format can be converted to ASCII, XML, EMF, CSV, EDI, XHTML, DOCX, XLSX, TIFF and PDF via the Lasernet Form Editor and a range of other printing formats like PCL, PostScript and ZPL via external printer drivers.
Lasernet Server License Manager – Used for maintaining your licenses for Lasernet Core. The application also installs and uninstalls Lasernet Core service instances.
Lasernet Config – A config server used for managing server instances, users, groups, authentication and the repository for configurations.
Lasernet Monitor – Provides information about the Server events (error, processing start/stop etc.) and allows users or administrators to start/stop the Server. The Monitor can be installed on any workstation to remotely monitor the Server regardless of where it is located.
Lasernet Developer 10
When you install Lasernet Developer the following software components are installed:
Lasernet Developer – An application for configuring and customizing all of the Lasernet Core Input and Output Management modules and applications. It contains a powerful and easy to use interface for mapping data fields from your applications and setting up rules for delivering and handling documents.
Lasernet Developer License Manager – Used for maintaining your license for Lasernet Developer.
Lasernet Monitor – Provides information about the Server events (error, processing start/stop etc.) and allows users or administrators to start/stop the Server. The Monitor can be installed on any workstation to remotely monitor the Server regardless of where it is located.
Additional Applications
The Lasernet Core Input and Output Management solution includes five additional client applications which must be installed separately.
Lasernet Printer Service – An application running on the Windows Printer Server to manage printer queues and printer profiles added to the Lasernet Core environment.
Lasernet Client – An application for viewing job queues and their jobs, which must be installed separately. Basic tasks like editing the JobInfos of jobs, re-scheduling of jobs, releasing paused jobs, searching for jobs, viewing jobs and removing jobs are possible.
Lasernet Web Client – A web site for viewing job queues and their jobs, which must be installed separately. Basic tasks like editing the JobInfos of jobs, re-scheduling of jobs, releasing paused jobs, searching for jobs, viewing jobs and removing jobs are possible.
Lasernet OCR – A client/server solution used for processing incoming data and easily extracting it for importing directly into a workflow system. By setting up simple text recognition you can capture and use data from forms such as invoices, order confirmations etc, from any of your business partners. The only requirement is that documents are delivered as PDF, TIFF or Text files to a channel available to the Lasernet Core environment.
Lasernet Meta – A module that enables you to create custom solutions that can interact via web services in the Lasernet Core environment. From Lasernet Meta, running on the client side, you will be able to exchange your documents together with metadata and send them to an input web service and route them to an output destination configured in the Lasernet Core environment.
Windows Services in Lasernet Core 10
Lasernet Core 10 includes four mandatory services and two additional services.
Lasernet 10 (Default:3279) – The primary Lasernet Core service to process workflows and forms. Installed and licensed by the Lasernet License Manager. Several instances running on individual ports is supported.
Lasernet Print Capture 10 – The Lasernet Print Capture service provides a virtual printer for creating Lasernet Core overlays. Installed by the installer.
Lasernet Config 10 – A service to manage all the Lasernet Core configurations. Installed by the installer.
Lasernet Dictionary 10 – Only required for users running Lasernet Core Input Management with dictionary support. Installed by the Lasernet License Manager.
Lasernet Meta Proxy 10 – Allows multiple Meta instances to run on the same machine. Installed by the Lasernet Meta 10 installer.
Lasernet Web Client 10 – This service hosts the Lasernet Client web site, from where you can manage paused, scheduled and failed jobs.