Summary

Laserfiche Server 8.1 allows you to configure an alias for a repository's name. This allows legacy (Laserfiche 6 or 7) client programs to connect to a Laserfiche 8 repository using a different repository name. For example, you may wish to add an alias that contains spaces.

More Information

Modify the registry to add an alias for legacy connections.

To configure a legacy alias

1. On the computer hosting Laserfiche Server 8.1, click Start and then click Run.
2. Type the following and click OK to open the Windows Registry Editor:

   regedit

3. Browse to the following key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Laserfiche\Engine\8.0\Repositories\YourRepositoryName

4. From the Edit menu, point to New and click Multi-String Value.
5. Name the new value:

   LegacyAliases

6. Double-click LegacyAliases and specify the desired aliases for the repository.
7. Open the Laserfiche 6 or Laserfiche 7 Client.
8. Click Attach.
9. In the Attach Repository dialog box, in the Repository name section, specify one of the aliases in the LegacyAliases registry value.