Network Install Setup Guide

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.
Note If you share the electronic download or DVD over the network rather than copying
installation files to a networked volume:
1 Only one installer will be available—the installer for the platform of the machine running the
DVD.
1 You can’t use a personalization file. See “About the personalization file” on page 10.
3. To set up an assisted installation, use a text editor such as Notepad to open the personalization
file (Assisted Install.txt) located in the Files folder.
4. Edit the personalization file. See “About the personalization file” on page 10.
5. Save changes as plain text.
To install FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced, instruct users to:
1. Mount the volume containing the installation files.
2. Double-click Setup.exe.
3. Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users will see the Open File – Security Warning
dialog box. Click Run to continue installing.
Installing from the command line (Windows)
You can install FileMaker products from the command line without editing the Assisted Install.txt
file. A command line install requires you to run the Command Prompt as administrator.
1. In Windows, choose Start menu > All Programs > Accessories.
2. Right-click Command Prompt, then choose Run As (Windows XP) or Run as administrator
(Windows
Vista or Windows 7).
3. Windows XP: In the Run As dialog box, select Administrator, enter the password, then click
OK. Windows
Vista or Windows 7: In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, enter a
command.
For example:
msiexec -i "FileMaker Pro.msi" AI_USERNAME="John Lee"
AI_ORGANIZATION="FileMaker, Inc." AI_LICENSEKEY=12345-12345-12345-12345-
12345-12345-12345
Property names must be capitalized. For more information, see “Setting personalization
properties” on page 11.