---
title: "Install and Configure the Lasernet Meta Client"
slug: "install-and-configure-the-lasernet-meta-client-10"
description: "Describes how to install the Lasernet Meta client, connect it to the Lasernet Core environment, and configure its conversion, settings, and queues."
updated: 2026-10-23T15:46:49Z
published: 2026-10-23T15:46:49Z
canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/install-and-configure-the-lasernet-meta-client-10"
---

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# Install and Configure the Lasernet Meta Client

**Applies to:** Lasernet Core 10

An installation package for Lasernet Meta can be found in the Lasernet Core installation folder in a sub folder named “Clients” or downloaded separately from the Lasernet Group support site.

Run the Lasernet Meta MSI installation package with the required rights to install software on your client. Follow the instructions in the installer software.

When Lasernet Meta is installed, the application will run in the tray bar and ready to be configured.

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## Connect client to server

First you have to establish a connection between the Lasernet Meta client and the Lasernet Core environment to be able to retrieve information about available Meta queues.

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## Connection

**Server** Name of the Lasernet Core instance to connect to. The instance name must exist on the Lasernet Config Server. Click the drop down box to select an existing service instance.

## Conversion – client-side

In the Conversion tab you must define parameters for converting, PostScript to PDF, EMF to PDF and PCL to PDF, on client-side.

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The Meta Input module has support for running an executable file from a command line.

For each Meta queue you can set up a PDF converter with different parameters. The conversion parameters can be defined either in the general option settings or in the Meta queue settings. The parameters defined on queue level will have higher priority than the general settings.

### PS (PostScript)

GhostScript is an effective PostScript to PDF converter and can be used as third-party converter. Lasernet Group does not sell or support GhostScript and the software must be downloaded, installed and maintained by the end-user.

Example of running GhostScript 9.16 from a command line in the Conversion tab:

```
"C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.16\bin\gswin64c.exe" -q -P- -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE#pdfwrite -sOutputFile#%2 -dCompatibilityLevel#1.4 -c .setpdfwrite -f%1
```

Read the GhostScript documentation for more information about supported parameters.

**Printer driver:** A type 3 PostScript driver must be installed and selected for Meta printer queues for successfully converting PostScript to PDF via GhostScript. If Lasernet Meta detects PostScript as the incoming print format the converter in the PS section will be executed.

### EMF

The Lasernet Meta application is bundled with an EMF to PDF converter. This converter is developed and maintained by Lasernet Group. In most scenarios we recommend this format, but be aware of that the Windows EMF format is more memory consuming than PostScript and has limited support for handling font families, ligatures (see parameter for font embedding) and glyphs.

Example of running LnPDF from a command line in the Conversion tab:

```
LnPDF.exe -i "%1" -o "%2" -pdfa -multi-language -embed-fonts
```

The EMF to PDF converter supports the following parameters:

| **lnpdf** | Name of executable. |
| --- | --- |
| **-i “%1”** | Defines the input parameter (EMF). |
| **-o “%2”** | Defines the output parameter (PDF). |
| **-r** | Name of reference printer is optional. If the parameter is not added or the printer name does not exist the meta printer queue is used as reference printer. You can set a dedicated Windows printer queue as reference printer, to convert EMF to PDF, if the converted PDF document does not look as expected. |
| **-pdfa (optional)** | PDF/A is a PDF format typically used for the long-term archiving of electronic documents and is based on the PDF reference version 1.4. Fonts and color profiles will be embedded in the PDF file. The PDFA parameter will increase the PDF file size. |
| **-multi-language (optional)** | By default, the PDF format includes 7-bit ASCII characters only. Multi language support must be activated for supporting and embedding additional characters and fonts. The multi-language parameter will increase the PDF file size. |
| **-embed-fonts (optional)** | Determines what fonts are embedded in the PDF file. Font embedding is used to assure correct output on other client computers. For supporting ligatures in printed documents, this parameter must be activated. The font embedding parameter will increase the PDF file size. |

A Lasernet EMF printer driver must be selected for Meta printer queues to convert EMF to PDF with the bundled LnPDF converter. The printer driver is automatically installed by the Lasernet Meta installer. When Lasernet Meta detects EMF as print format the converter defined in the EMF section will be used.

### PCL

Lasernet Meta is able to detect PCL as incoming print format. You must install a type 3 PCL printer driver and install and configure an external PCL to PDF converter to successfully convert PCL into PDF. You can setup the command line and required parameters in this section.

## Misc settings

The Misc settings contain various settings for connectivity and preview of documents.

### Proxy port

A proxy port number is required to print documents from a Windows application to Lasernet Meta. Type in a port number that does not conflict with other ports running on the computer. If you have installed Lasernet Core on the same computer as Lasernet Meta, it is recommended not to use port 3279 for Lasernet Meta, since this is the default port used by Lasernet Core.

Lasernet Meta has dependencies to the Lasernet Meta Proxy 10 service. The printed documents are processed via this service and distributed to the local Windows user running the Lasernet Meta application.

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Ensure that this service is always in “Running” status or the print job will fail in the Windows printer queue.

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### Prompt user

If you always want to prompt user for confirmation when deleting or sending job you can activate this setting.

### Print job is too large

To prevent that the application runs out of memory, because the print document contains too many pages and images in a high resolution, a registry setting can overrule the default maximum value of 512 mb.

```
const LnRegKey regkey = AppHelp::openMachineRegistrySettings(L"Meta\\Settings\\Proxy", LnRegKey::accessRead);
const int maxprintsize = regkey.getValueInt(L"MaxPrintSize", 512 * 1024 * 1024);
```

```
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Formpipe Software\Lasernet 10\Meta\Meta\Settings\Proxy]
"MaxPrintSize"="512"
```

If the job exceeds the maximum value a warning will appear in the preview window and the job is cancelled by the application.

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## Queue - Settings

To setup a queue you also have to connect to server on queue level, since each queue can have individual credentials.

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Right-click in the Queue section, in the left border of the application, to Add a Queue and configure the Queue settings.

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### Module

Name of Meta Input module to connect to. Click Test button to retrieve the list of available queues for the selected module. A dialog should pop up showing number of available queues for the selected module.

### Queue

Select a Queue from the drop down list.

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When the settings are accepted the queue will be added to your Lasernet Meta application.

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A Windows printer queue will automatically be added to the list of printers in Windows. The printer queue is the connection between your Windows application and the Lasernet Meta application.

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The printer queue will be configured with the following default printer properties.

Printer Driver: Lasernet EMF

Printer Port: Lasernet Printer Port

Print Processor: Lasernet Print Processor

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The Printer Port, assigned to the Lasernet Printer Queue, will automatically be set to the port number defined in the Options 🡪 Misc 🡪 Print port settings.

### Maintaining Queues

When a Queue has been added you are able to Add, Edit or Remove Queues. Right click in the area listing the Meta queues.

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## Queue – Poll Folder

As an alternative to print documents to Lasernet Meta you can define a polling folder for incoming files. Printing and polling are supported to run simultaneously.

Click the Browse button to select a local folder to scan for incoming documents.

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The application will scan for documents in the folder for files with the extensions that are allowed for the queue. Settings for allowed extension(s) are found in the properties of the Meta input queue(s) in the Lasernet Core configuration.

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## Queue – Conversion

Add a command line for conversion from PS, EMF or PCL to PDF or another output format. Command lines added on queue level will overwrite the command lines defined in the Tools 🡪 Options 🡪 Conversion settings.

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More information about valid conversion parameters are available in [Conversion – client-side](/docs/install-and-configure-the-lasernet-meta-client-10#conversion--client-side).

## Queue – Afterburner

Insert a command line to parse the output file with a 3rd party tool before transferring data to the Lasernet Core environment.

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An example is to run an application, which is able to sign the document with a user certificate, before data is transferred to the Lasernet Core environment.