User guide

Chapter 3 Using the Installer
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Using the Final Cut Server Installer
You must install Final Cut Server directly on the computer you are using as its server.
You cannot remotely install the application onto a dierent computer.
Before you can install the software, you need to log in to your computer with a
computer administrator account, using an administrator password. See Mac Help for
more information.
Do not remove the administrator’s user account that you use to install
Important:
Final Cut Server from the server computer. Final Cut Server requires this account to
continue to be available on the computer. To reduce the chances of this user account
being deleted (for example, due to personnel changes), you can create a local special
user account that has administration privileges to use when installing Final Cut Server.
The Final Cut Server Installer enables the computer’s web services and web sharing (when
installing on Mac OS X Server), including enabling PHP, if they are not already enabled.
To install Final Cut Server:
Insert the Final Cut Server installation disc into your computer’s DVD drive.1
Double-click the Install Final Cut Server icon, then follow the onscreen instructions.2
The installer performs a system requirements check to determine if Final Cut Server can 3
be installed. Click Continue.
Read the Welcome information, then click Continue.4
Read the Software License Agreement, click Continue, then (if you agree) click Agree.5
Select the startup disk, then click Continue.6