Laserfiche

Owned by Garrett Yamada (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Mar 19, 2020 by Kyle Levenick (Unlicensed)
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COVID-19 Guidance: If working from home, please use Laserfiche Web Access where feasible, as it does not require the VPN.

Overview

Laserfiche is the preferred vendor for Texas A&M University's enterprise document management implementation and is offered to The Texas A&M University System as a shared service. Laserfiche captures paper and electronic documents and provides document storage, retrieval, security and archiving.

Access

Please request access using this form.

Software

In order for Laserfiche users to interact with the Laserfiche system, the client should be installed or Web Access made available. The desktop software offers full-functionality in scanning, importing/exporting, editing documents, OCR, and searching.  It is the preferred means of interacting with Laserfiche (assuming you're on a PC).

To install the desktop client, please contact ITS.  The installation will create a Laserfiche folder in your Start Menu.

Upon first launch, some configuration should be performed:

  1. Open Laserfiche

  2. Click Attach

  3. Enter the information below:

    1. Address: it-lf-ecm2.tamu.edu

    2. Repository: TAMU-CLAR

    3. Check Use SSL Connection

    4. Click Attach

  4. Enter the information below:

    1. Click Password Authentication

    2. User name: NetID@tamu.edu

    3. Password: NetID password

  5. Click OK.

Web

There is one online method of accessing Laserfiche. 

  • Laserfiche Web Access is a suitable method of interacting with Laserfiche If you're on a Mac or if you don't have sophisticated Laserfiche needs. It gives you a web version of Laserfiche that allows minimal scanning, importing/exporting, and editing. To access Laserfiche Web Access, open the following URL in a browser: Laserfiche Web Access.

Note: Your repository is TAMU-CLAR, your username is in the form of NetID@tamu.edu, and the corresponding NetID password.

Scanning

At this time, the preferred scanner for ITS recommends is the Epson DS-530 Color Duplex Document Scanner. 

Training

Employee & Organizational Development offers a Laserfiche Fundamentals course designed to teach new Laserfiche users how to get started in using the software. The class is free to anyone in the College of Architecture and is taught several times a semester. Everyone planning on using Laserfiche is strongly encouraged to attend prior to having Laserfiche set up on their computers.

For more information and to sign up, please visit the following link: Laserfiche Fundamentals - EOD 

Online Resources

Laserfiche Online Support

Laserfiche User Training Manual.pdf 

Laserfiche YouTube Channel