Install Lasernet 11 Software on Servers

Important

You must be signed in to the server as an administrator.

Follow these steps to install Lasernet server software and create the Lasernet Config Server database:

1. Ensure that the server satisfies all hardware and software system requirements.

2. Create a Microsoft SQL Server database for Lasernet Config Server to use:

   1. Download the installer for a compatible version of SQL Server from Microsoft.

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   2. Install SQL Server. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      1. Run the installer that you downloaded.

      2. In the installer window, click Custom.

         

      3. On the next page, click Install.

      4. After the software is installed, the SQL Server Installation Center window opens.

   3. Create a new SQL Server instance (which will host the Lasernet Config Server database). To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      1. In the SQL Server Installation Center window, click Installation in the left panel, then click New SQL Server standalone installation or add features to an existing installation in the main area.

         

      2. Follow Microsoft’s instructions for creating a SQL Server instance. Use the default settings and click Next on every page of the installation wizard, except for the following pages:

         • Instance Configuration: Click Named instance and enter Lasernet into the adjacent box. Then, click Next.

           

         • Database Engine Configuration

           1. Click Mixed Mode (SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication).

           2. In the Enter password and Confirm password boxes, enter a strong password for the sa (system administrator) user. For guidelines, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/instance-configuration?view=sql-server-ver16#strong-password-guidelines. Make a note of this password because you will need it later.

           3. By default, your user name is listed in the Specify SQL Server administrators box. If it is not, click Add Current User (below the box).

           4. Click Next.

              

      3. After you complete all stages of the SQL Server Setup process, SQL Server begins to create the named Lasernet SQL Server instance. A progress bar displays the instance creation progress.

      4. When the database instance is ready, the SQL Server Setup window reaches the Complete page. Click Close.

   4. Download the SQL Server Management Studio installer. Then, install SQL Server Management Studio. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      Instructions

      1. In the SQL Server Installation Center window that opened earlier, click Installation in the left-side menu, then click Install SQL Server Management Tools in the main area.

         
         

      2. Download SQL Server Management Studio from the page that opens.

         

      3. In the Downloads folder on the server, double-click vs_SSMS.exe (the SQL Server Management Studio installer).

         

         Note

         In multiple places, the installation process for SQL Server Management Studio refers to the installation of Visual Studio. This is normal.

      4. If a Before you get started window is displayed, click Continue.

      5. In the Installing – SQL Server Management Studio window, click Install (in the lower-right corner).

         

      6. The installer will indicate the progress of the installation process. When the installation is complete, click OK in the Done installing window, then restart the server.

         

         

   5. Start SQL Server Management Studio. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      Instructions

      1. In the Windows Start menu, click Microsoft SQL Server Tools > SQL Server Management Studio.

      2. If SQL Server Management Studio prompts you to sign in, click Skip and add accounts later.

          

      3. If an Import User Settings window opens, click Do not import.

          

      4. If a “new connection dialog experience” window opens, click No.

          

      The SQL Server Management Studio Connect to Server window opens.

   6. Connect to the database engine that you created. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      1. In the Connect to Server window:

         • Enter localhost\Lasernet in the Server name box.

         • Select SQL Server Authentication from the Authentication list.

         • Enter sa in the Login box.

         • Enter the sa user’s password in the Password box.

         • Select Remember password.

         • Select Trust server certificate.

      2. Click Connect. SQL Server Management Studio connects to the SQL Server instance that you created.

         

   7. Create a database for Lasernet Config Server to use. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

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      1. In the Object Explorer pane, right-click Databases, and then click New Database.

      2. In the New Database window, enter LNConfig into the Database name box (at the top of the General page).

      3. Click OK. SQL Server creates the database.

         

3. Minimize SQL Server Management Studio.

4. Locate the Lasernet Server and Lasernet Web Client installers.

   • If you received Lasernet software as a ZIP file: Extract the ZIP file to a suitable location, then open Windows Explorer and navigate to the extracted files.

   • If you received Lasernet software through another method: Open a Windows Explorer window, navigate to a suitable location, and then copy into that location the following installers that you received:

     • Lasernet Server installer

       • Example installer file name: Lasernet Server 11.0.0-beta.1.msi  

     • Lasernet Web Client installer

       • Example installer file name: Lasernet Web Client 11.0.0-beta.1.msi

5. Use the Lasernet Server installer to install the Lasernet service and Lasernet Config service on the server:

   1. Run the Lasernet Server installer.

   2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

   3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

   4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click Next.

   5. On the feature selection page, select Lasernet Service and Configuration Server.

   6. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

   7. After the installation is complete, click Finish.

      Note

      The Lasernet Monitor tool is also installed. This tool enables you to read activity logs for Lasernet environments.

6. Use the Lasernet Web Client installer to install that software on the server:

   Important

   To install and run Lasernet Web Client, the server must have internet access.

   1. Run the Lasernet Web Client installer.

   2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

   3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

   4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click Next.

   5. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

   6. After the installation is complete, click Finish. A Lasernet Web Client 11 service is installed.

After installing the Lasernet server software, the next step of the Lasernet 11 installation and setup process is to install Lasernet Developer on the server.

Important

You must be signed in to the server as an administrator.

1. Ensure that all hardware and software system requirements are satisfied.

2. Create a Microsoft SQL Server database for Lasernet Config Server to use.

   • You must create the database in a named SQL Server instance (rather than the default instance). This instance must be on the same server as Lasernet Config Server or on a server that Lasernet Config Server can communicate with.

   • Ensure that a database user that has permissions to create and alter tables, and insert, update and delete rows, is available for Lasernet Config Server to use. This can be the sa user, or it can be a created user that has appropriate permissions.

   • There are no manual database configuration requirements. Any necessary configuration is made automatically by Lasernet.

3. Depending on which software you want to install on each server, copy the relevant installers to any location on the servers:

   • Lasernet Server installer

     • The installer file name is Lasernet Server 11.<minor version>.<patch version>.msi. For example, Lasernet Server 11.0.0-beta.1.msi  

   • Lasernet Web Client installer

     • The installer file name is Lasernet Web Client 11.<minor version>.<patch version>.msi. For example, Lasernet Web Client 11.0.0-beta.1.msi

4. On each server that will host either a Lasernet environment or the Lasernet Config Server, or both, use the Lasernet Server installer to install the Lasernet service or Lasernet Config service (or both) on the server:

   1. Run the Lasernet Server installer.

   2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

   3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

   4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click Next.

   5. Select which installer features to install:

      • Lasernet Service: Install this feature if the server will run a Lasernet environment.

      • Configuration Server: Install this feature if the server will run Lasernet Config Server.

        Note

        If necessary, you can select both Lasernet Service and Configuration Server.

   6. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

   7. After the installation is complete, click Finish.

      Note

      If you selected the Lasernet Service feature, the Lasernet Monitor tool is also installed. This tool enables you to read activity logs for Lasernet environments.

5. If Lasernet Web Client will be needed, use the Lasernet Web Client installer to install it on the same server that is running the Lasernet Config Server (as described below).

   Important

   The server that you install and run Lasernet Web Client on must have internet access.

   1. Run the Lasernet Web Client installer.

   2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

   3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

   4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click Next.

   5. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

   6. After the installation is complete, click Finish. A Lasernet Web Client 11 service is installed.

After installing Lasernet server software, the next step of the Lasernet 11 installation and setup process is to install Lasernet software on client computers.