Network Install Setup Guide

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. You can also
access electronic documentation in the following ways:
1 In FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced, choose Help menu > Product Documentation,
then choose the document you want from the submenu.
1 On the web, go to http://www.filemaker.com/documentation.
Your electronic download or DVD contains FileMaker product installers for Windows and the
Mac
OS. All use of this software is subject to the terms of your license agreement.
Finding the license key
You must enter the 35-digit alphanumeric license key to install the software. If you paid for your
software electronically, you received an email message with a link to a PDF file containing your
license key. If you have a product DVD, the license key is on the back of the DVD sleeve.
Important If you purchased a Volume License or Site License, the license key is customized for
your organization. When installing software, enter the organization name exactly as it appears on
your license agreement (“Proof of License”). The organization name must be capitalized the same
way it appears on your
agreement.
To avoid license key verification conflicts during installation, you must use the volume license key
provided by FileMaker, Inc. when performing an assisted installation or a silent assisted installation.
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
Before you install FileMaker Pro, make sure you have the license key ready. For more information,
see
“Finding the license key” above.
Note Users must have Administrator privileges to install FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced.
Choosing an installation method (Windows)
Before you configure your installation, decide how you want to install the software. The installation
method you choose determines how the license key and other personalized information is entered
when users install FileMaker
Pro.
For some of the installation methods, you can edit a personalization file named Assisted Install.txt
to provide the personalized information before installing the product. For more information about
the personalization file, see
“About the personalization file” on page 10.