Installation Guide

6 Installation Guide for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced
The license k ey ensures adherence to the single user license
agreement, which generally allows for use of one (1) copy of the
Software on a single computer at a time (refer to your Software
License). If the license key is invalid or if another copy of the
application installed with that same license key is running on the
network, the FileMaker Pro application displays this error message:
“The maximum number of licensed users are currently using this copy
of FileMaker Pro. Please refer to the License Key section of your
software documentation for further instructions.”
If you receive this error message, you have entered a duplicate license
key. To install FileMaker Pro on multiple computers, you must have a
unique license key for each user, or obtain a volume license. You must
license one copy of FileMaker Pro for each computer.
Ha rdware and software requirements
To install and use FileMaker Pro, you need the CD-ROM in the
FileMaker
Pro package and the following minimum equipment
and
software:
Windows requirements
1 Pentium III 500 MHz or faster
1 256 M B RAM
1 Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2
1 a CD or DVD drive
Mac OS requirements
1 Macintosh computer with PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
1 256 MB RAM
1 Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or 10.4
1 a CD or DVD drive
1 QuickTime 6.4 to 6.5.2 software (available at www.apple.com if it
was not included with your Mac OS version)
Important note about supported operating systems
At the time this book was written, FileMaker, Inc. tested
FileMaker
Pro 8 with the Windows and Mac OS operating systems
listed above. FileMaker
Pro may or may not work with newer
operating system releases. For information on newer operating
systems, see www.filemaker.com.
Networking requirements
If you plan to share FileMaker Pro files with other computers on a
network, you need to know which type of network you’re using.
FileMaker
Pro 8 supports the TCP/IP network protocol.
If you’re not sure which network protocol is installed and in use on
your computer, check with your network administrator before you
begin installation.
To connect to a network, your computer must also have a network card
and the required software.
Web publishing requirements
To publish a database on the web using FileMaker Pro Instant Web
Publishing, you need a host computer with access to the Internet or an
intranet via TCP/IP.
Important Access to the Internet requires an Internet service provider
(ISP). FileMaker Pro does not provide an Internet account for you.