Configuring the Lasernet Connector is the recommended second step in the setup process.
You will need access to a virtual machine (VM) or a server. It's recommended to use Windows 2016 or 2019 as the operating system.
You will also need to be a local admin or global admin on the server to install the Lasernet Suite.
- RDP to your VM/server.
- Download the Lasernet Suite to your server via kb.lasernet.formpipe.com
- Once downloaded, double click on the Lasernet .exe installer.
- Install the Lasernet Server with the following option:
- If .NET 4.8 is not already installed on your VM/server, let the installation complete and restart the server.
- Choose Complete Install as the preferred option during the installation wizard.
***Use Custom Install if you need to install the application on a different drive than C:\, or if you need to split the Lasernet Suite between multiple machines***
- Once the installation is complete, the browser will automatically open the Admin Portal. If it does not, browse to http://localhost:3479
- Login using
- admin
- <blank password>
- Create a new password
- From the home screen, click on Servers, Click Add.
- Name your new Instance.
- Type server name in the Hostname field (can be found in Window’s System - Device name)
- Keep the default port (3279)
- Open the Lasernet Launcher (found in the start menu in the new Lasernet 9 folder)
***Important: When opening, right-click and Run as administrator*** - Open the License Manager – Click Yes to create a new Instance.
- Enter the instance name that you created in the Admin Portal into the Instance field (step 8.1)
- Select the Server Instance, click Activate
- Paste the SRV license key you got from Formpipe.
- Select the Lasernet Developer, click Activate
- Paste the DEV license key you got from Formpipe.
- Open the Lasernet Monitor
- Click on the Server on the left panel. Change the Instance name to what you used in the Admin Portal and License Manager.
- Stop service
- Clear log
- Start service
- Open the Lasernet Developer
- The server name is the same as you entered in step 8.2
- Username is Admin
- Password is what you created in step 7
- Click on Import Configuration
- Browse to where you have saved the default configuration for Lasernet (.lnconfigx file)
- Click Server (lower-left corner under Tools)
- Double click on the Default server listed under Master
- Click the drop-down for Instance - The Instance name should match what you've used in the Admin Portal.
- Click OK
- Click Modules (lower-left corner under Tools)
- Double click on Azure Service Bus
- Paste the connection string you copied from the Shared Access Policy in Azure
- Add ;transporttype=Amqp at the end of the string.
- Add ;transporttype=Amqp at the end of the string.
- Click on the Entity Path drop-down and select the Azure Service Bus Queue you created earlier from the list.
- Go to the General tab, toggle the active switch, and click OK.
- Test connection and ensure it is successful
- Go to your D365 environment and copy the Azure Storage connections string under Lasernet – Setup – Parameters – Performance – Connection.
***If you want to use a regular Azure Storage Blob, pick the connection string from the Azure Portal***
- Paste the string into a Notepad
- Go back to your Developer and click Command (lower-left corner under Tools)
- Double click on the Azure Storage under Connections
- Copy the first part of the Azure Storage connection string (Account Name) and paste it into the Storage account name field
- Copy the second part of the Azure Storage connection string (Account Key) and paste it into the Key field
- Click Test connection
- Click OK
- Click Commit, write a note and click OK.
- Click Deploy, check the Lab01 server and click OK.
- Go to the Lasernet Monitor and look for potential errors. If there are none, the Lasernet Developer is configured correctly