Summary

Laserfiche 8.0.2 and later allow you to modify which port to use for communication between the Laserfiche Server and the Laserfiche Search Engine. Prior versions of Laserfiche 8 always default to using port 5053.

More Information

Create a new string value named "Port" under the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Laserfiche\LFFTS\Config

In addition, you must modify the FTSPort string value to match the new value. The FTSPort string value is located under the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Laserfiche\Engine\8.0\Repositories\YourRepository

Warning: Incorrectly editing the registry may adversely affect your system. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs.

To create the Port string value

1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type the following and then click OK to load the Windows Registry Editor:

   regedt32

3. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Expand SOFTWARE.
5. Expand Laserfiche.
6. Expand LFFTS.
7. Select Config.
8. From the Edit menu, point to New and select String Value.
9. Name the new string value:

   Port

10. Double-click the new string value and set the value to the desired port.

To modify a repository's FTSPort string value

1. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
2. Expand SOFTWARE.
3. Expand Laserfiche.
4. Expand Engine.
5. Expand 8.0.
6. Expand Repositories.
7. Select the key for your repository.
8. Double-click the FTSPort string value and modify the value.