Installation of Lucanet.Client and Excel-add-in

New (and returning) Lucanet users often ask the same question: how do I install Lucanet.Client on my PC or on a colleague’s PC? In this article, we explain how to install both Lucanet.Client and the Excel add-in.

Please note: this concerns the installed application, which you can use to perform imports and consolidations, among other things. For read-only access, the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform is usually sufficient. All you need for this is a link.

Installation Lucanet.Client and Excel add-in

Before starting Lucanet.Client, you first need Lucanet.Software Manager.

1. Download the Software Manager via: Lucanet 25.1 Downloads – LucaNet.
2. Choose the basic installation.
3. Do not install your own server.

The Lucanet Excel add-in for Windows can be downloaded here: Lucanet.Excel-Add-In – Lucanet

Starting the client

Method 1: via database link

You can paste the link to the database directly into your browser. It usually has the following structure: lns://lncloudXXXXXXXX.lucanet.cloud/goto/LNFC/[database name]. Please note: the link indeed starts with lns (LNS in capital letters) and the address after the / starts with lncloud (LNCLOUD in capital letters). So no capital letter i.

If Lucanet.Client is already installed, the link can be found under About Lucanet.

Method 2: via the Lucanet.Software Manager

If the method via the link does not work, you can install the client manually:

1. Open the Software Manager
2. Select Install Application, and then Obtain Application from Another Server. The server address is normally structured as follows: https://lncloudXXXXXXXX.lucanet.cloud (note: the same address as the database, but with https instead of lns)
3. Click Continue and select the Financial Client on the next screen.
4. Enter the database name and click Install.

   

Excel add-in linked to the Lucanet.Cloud platform

For several months now, Lucanet has also had an Excel add-in that works with Excel 365. This connects to the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform. It must therefore already be activated for the Lucanet environment. Your consultant can advise you on whether it is advisable to install this add-in. Please note that the add-in installed in step 1 and this add-in cannot be active at the same time.

To activate this add-in, do the following:

1. Open MS Excel (locally or in the browser)
2. Go to the Start or Home tab in the Excel ribbon
3. Open the Add-Ins drop-down menu and search for Lucanet CFP Add-in for Excel 365

   
   

4. Add the add-in

You can then log in to this add-in. To do so, you will need the URL of the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform.

Want to know more?

Do you need additional support beyond the Lucanet applications? Feel free to contact one of our specialists at Arithma Consulting — we are happy to help!