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Webtool Agent-Documentation??

asked on January 21, 2022

Hello,

I would like to know more about the Webtools Agent that users can download from the Web Client.

I see this note "This option is available if required for support purposes." If this is to be used for troubleshooting WC connection issues, what exactly does this tool entail when being downloaded? 

I saw another post that states this is to be used for interoperability with things such as scanning and the Web Client.

I would ultimately like to know as we have a customer who is using Windows Auth for the WC connection and upon the 1st launch of the page and clicking on the WA Blue button the page redirects to an error URL with the following error- "The Laserfiche 11.0 web server has encountered am error and could not complete your request".  but if they refresh the page they are taken to their Repository (Logged in). All subsequent logins with that browser session work without issue.

Not finding any errors in the WC Logs, so I want to see if we need to use the Webtools Agent to gather more information, but I want to be able to tell the customer what this entails with installing it.

Thanks for the feedback,

Jeff Curtis

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replied on January 21, 2022

Hi Jeff,

The web tools agent is a local tool that allows the web client to work with locally installed modules like Scanning and the Office Plugin. It is installed automatically alongside using those modules from the web client, but the download option is there in case you need to manually install it for some reason. So they should already have it installed in the first place to use these modules. 

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replied on November 27, 2023

Hi Justin,

 

Still no sign on any documentation for this sadly, that I can find at least. Please can I chase this up.

 

In the interim, can Laserfiche confirm if communication between the client and server on the webtools ports is encrypted?

 

Cheers!

Chris

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replied on January 21, 2022

The web tools agent is included with the current versions of Scanning, Office Plugin, and similar applications. It's what allows the web client/browser to communicate with them, in order to e.g. launch scanning when the user clicks the scanning button.

That link is to allow users to directly upgrade their version of the agent, rather than re-installing one of the components that includes it. So it's not to help troubleshoot issues, it's in case updating the agent would resolve the issue.

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replied on January 21, 2022

Thanks Brian and Pava

Jeff

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replied on February 27, 2024
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replied on July 25, 2024

Just an FYI - This link seems to have changed/disappeared. 

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