FileMaker Pro 11 ® 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) Setting up an MSI transform (Windows) Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS Choosing an installation method (Mac OS) Installing FileMaker Pro using a networked volume
FileMaker Pro 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.
FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide 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 11. Installation method Personalized information Each user installing the software using Users enter the personalized information when prompted in the installer.
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows 7 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.
FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide 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 11. There are two ways to perform a silent installation.
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows 9 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 "pathname\setup.
FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide 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 5. 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.
About the personalization file 11 8. 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.
FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide Setting personalization properties This section explains the properties and variables in the personalization file, Assisted Install.txt. Note Property names (AI_*) must be capitalized. Variable settings are not case-sensitive, except for organization names. (See the description for AI_ORGANIZATION.
About the personalization file 13 To Do this Disable or enable the Update Notification dialog box during installation Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEUPDATENOTIFY= 1 1 (one) to disable the Update Notification dialog box. Users will not be notified when a software update is available. In addition, the following items will not be available in the FileMaker product: Help menu > Check for Updates and the General Preferences option. 1 0 (zero) to enable the Update Notification dialog box.
FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide
