Using the WebLink Settings Bundler to Migrate or Back Up WebLink 8 Settings.

June 6, 2011 | KB: 1012761
WebLink 8

Summary

The WebLink Settings Bundler is a utility that enables you to backup your WebLink Administrator's Utility settings (e.g., watermark and e-mail settings) and WebLink Designer configuration settings (e.g., custom branding, color, and navigation settings), or to migrate them from one WebLink installation to another.

To export WebLink settings:
  1. On the machine hosting WebLink, browse to the Utilities subfolder in WebLink's installation directory. In most cases, this will be C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\WebLink 8\Utilities.
  2. Open WebLinkSettingsBundler.exe.
  3. Under Export, select the folder you want to export the settings to.
  4. Click Export.

Note: If you have multiple virtual directories configured, settings will be exported for all of them. As a result, the WebLink instance you import the settings into should have the same virtual directories defined.

To import WebLink settings:
  1. On the machine hosting the instance of WebLink you want to import settings into, configure at least one virtual directory to have the same settings as a virtual directory on the original machine (virtual directory name, authentication, etc.). Repeat this step for each relevant virtual directory you want to import settings into.
  2. On the same machine, browse to WebLink's installation directory.
  3. Open WebLinkSettingsBundler.exe.
  4. Under Import, select the folder where the settings are located.
  5. Click Import.

Note: You may need to open the Administrator's Utility and tweak some settings. For example, the file path for your temporary files will need to be updated to an existing location on the new machine.

Note: If you import settings for a WebLink installation that has already been configured, the imported settings will replace the currently configured settings.