Link Lansweeper Cloud with Lansweeper Classic

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This article explains the process of linking a local Lansweeper installation with our cloud-hosted Lansweeper Cloud platform, providing step-by-step instructions.

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Lansweeper Cloud offers a new way for you to use and access Lansweeper. This cloud-hosted platform not only provides existing Lansweeper functionalities but introduces many new features as well.

This article starts from Lansweeper Cloud. If you're starting from Lansweeper Classic, go to Link Lansweeper Classic with Lansweeper Cloud.

Depending on your situation, you might require a different installation experience.
If you're a new customer and do not have a Lansweeper Classic installation, install the Lansweeper Cloud-first trial.
If you're an existing customer with a Lansweeper Classic installation, link your installation with a cloud site.
If you're an existing customer and want to create a new Lansweeper installation that's linked with cloud, Install Lansweeper Cloud.
If you're only interested in on-premises installations, install Lansweeper Classic.

Prerequisites

You need an existing, up-to-date Lansweeper Classic installation to link with Lansweeper Cloud. Install or update Lansweeper Classic using the latest available installer, if you haven't already. Follow the installation instructions and update instructions to ensure full compatibility with Lansweeper Cloud.

Link with Lansweeper Classic

Once you've set up your Lansweeper installation and scanned your data, you can start the process of linking the installation with a cloud site.

1. Create an account for Lansweeper Cloud at app.lansweeper.com by selecting Register. 
2. Enter your local installation's email and password, accept the Terms of Use and select Register. Confirm your account using the verification link sent to you by mail.
   
   
   Make sure to look for and follow the instructions in your account verification email. You must verify your email address within 24 hours.
3. Enter a name for your site and select Create.
   
   Pick your site name carefully, as this name is used as part of your site URL. The display name of a site can be changed after creation, but the internal name used in the URL cannot. Your site name must be unique and may not contain spaces. 
   
   
   To link an installation with Lansweeper Cloud, you must create at least one site in your account. You can create multiple sites to further group and separate your local installations. For more information, see Create a site in Lansweeper Cloud.
4. Select Get linking code to be redirected to your new Cloud site.
   
   The linking code was introduced in Lansweeper 10.5. You will need to update your installation if you are running a lower Lansweeper version.
   
   If you selected Access empty site instead, you can get your linking code from your Cloud site by going to Configuration > Installations > Link IT Installation.
5. In the pop-up, select Copy linking code. You will need to enter this code in your local web console later.
   
6. On the server hosting your local Lansweeper installation, go to the web console and select Link with Cloud site.
   
   Every 12 hours, prerequisite checks are performed in the background of your system to ensure your installation can be linked to a cloud site.
7. Select I have a linking code. If you have multiple scan servers, you will be asked which one should be responsible for syncing with Lansweeper Cloud. This server will be the sync server.
   
   If any prerequisite checks have failed, follow the provided instructions to resolve them and select Retry when you're ready. For more information, see Cloud linking requirements.
   
   
   You only need one sync server for your entire local installation.
8. Enter your site's linking code in the local web console and select Submit.
     
9. After Lansweeper has verified the site's linking code, your local installation will perform an initial sync with Lansweeper Cloud. Depending on how much data is in your local Lansweeper installation, this process could take a while.
   
10. The Lansweeper Cloud site will display your installation's data in the Inventory module. More information on the Inventory module can be found in View assets.
    
    
11. Browse to Configuration > Installations to view the details of your linked installations. If you have multiple local installations linked to the same cloud site, all of these installations will be listed here. 
    
    You can switch between sites using the Change site menu in the top left corner of the interface.

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