FileMaker Pro 12 ® Network Install Setup Guide
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Contents Network Install Setup Guide About this guide Finding the license key Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows Choosing an installation method (Windows) About installing Bonjour (Windows) Installing FileMaker Pro using a networked volume (Windows) Installing from the command line (Windows) Setting up silent assisted installations (Windows) Saving the license key in the (*msi) installer (Windows) Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS Choosing an installation method (Mac OS) Installing FileMaker Pro using
Network Install Setup Guide About this guide This document explains how to configure the installation of FileMaker® Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced over a network. For information about the products or to install single copies, see the Installation and New Features Guide. PDF documentation comes with the electronic download and the product DVD.
Network Install Setup Guide 5 Installation method Personalized information Each user installing the software using the installer user interface Users enter the personalized information when prompted in the installer. For more information, see the Installation and New Features Guide. “Installing FileMaker Pro using a networked volume (Windows)” on page 6 Edit the personalization file (Assisted Install.
Network Install Setup Guide 6 Installing FileMaker Pro using a networked volume (Windows) To make FileMaker installation files available on your network: 1. Create an installer folder on a networked volume for the FileMaker installer files. 2. Locate the Files folder on the product DVD and copy the files to the folder you created on your networked volume.
Network Install Setup Guide 7 Setting up silent assisted installations (Windows) During a silent installation, user interaction with the FileMaker installer is kept to a minimum. Required installation information is read from the personalization file (Assisted Install.txt) and installation screens are not displayed. For information about setting up Assisted Install.txt, see “About the personalization file” on page 10. There are two ways to perform a silent installation.
Network Install Setup Guide 8 The following table describes options users have when performing an assisted installation from the command line. To Instruct users to open a command window, then type Install a FileMaker product without a user interface (silent install) "pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qn Uninstall a FileMaker product without a user interface (silent uninstall) "pathname\setup.
Network Install Setup Guide 9 Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS Before you install FileMaker Pro, make sure you have the license key ready. For more information, see “Finding the license key” on page 4. Note Users must have Administrator privileges to install FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. Choosing an installation method (Mac OS) Before you configure your installation, decide how you want to install the software.
Network Install Setup Guide 10 7. Copy the new installer disk image (.dmg file) to your networked volume. Note On Mac OS, the installer installs the FileMaker product to use the same language as the current Mac OS system language. Users who want to install the FileMaker product with a different language should use the International System Preference to change the Mac OS language prior to installing the FileMaker product. To install FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced, instruct users to: 1.
Network Install Setup Guide 11 The personalization file, Assisted Install.txt, is used by the FileMaker installers to install FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced on computers in your organization. The file is identical on Windows and Mac OS. Note Windows: Before FileMaker Pro 7, the personalization file was named FileMaker Pro x.pdf. This file still exists and is required for an assisted installation, but you should not edit this file. The file is used by Microsoft SMS.
Network Install Setup Guide 12 To Do this Suppress or display electronic registration Type one of the following after AI_REGISTRATION= 1 0 (zero) to suppress electronic registration. Your FileMaker product won’t prompt users to enter registration information. 1 1 (one) to display an electronic registration reminder Suppress or display the personalization dialog box during installation Type one of the following after AI_SKIPDIALOG= 1 1 (one) to suppress the personalization dialog box.
Network Install Setup Guide 13 Preventing users from creating databases You can set a property, AI_NONEWDATABASES, that prevents users from creating FileMaker databases. If the option is set, the FileMaker product displays an alert message when users do the following: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Choose File menu > New Database. Create a database from the FileMaker Quick Start Screen. Export to a FileMaker Pro file. Choose File menu > Save a Copy As. Open the New Database dialog box. Recover a FileMaker Pro file.
