Installation and New Features Guide

12 | Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
About installing Bonjour
The Bonjour service enables automatic discovery of computers, devices,
and services on IP networks. You need to have Bonjour installed on your
system for remote hosts to be discovered.
If Bonjour is not installed or the service is not running, FileMaker Pro
can’t discover remote hosts. For example, you won’t be able to view
hosted files in the Hosts tab in the Launch Center or display the list of
remote files to use as your external data source.
Without Bonjour, you must manually enter the host names or IP
addresses for remote hosts.
If the installer doesn’t detect a supported version of Bonjour, it prompts
you to install Bonjour.
If you need to install Bonjour manually:
1. Open the FileMaker Pro installation folder.
2. Open the Files folder, then open the Bonjour folder.
3. Open the 32-bit or 64-bit folder, based on your version of Windows.
4. Double-click the Bonjour (32-bit) or Bonjour64 (64-bit) icon.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Bonjour.
About installing the Microsoft .NET
Framework
The Microsoft .NET Framework provides common functionality for many
Windows applications. You need to have a specific version of .NET
installed on your system for FileMaker
Pro to run.
If .NET is not installed when you start FileMaker Pro, an error message
appears and FileMaker
Pro will not run.
If the installer doesn’t detect the required version of .NET, it prompts you
to install .NET, which requires Internet access to download the necessary
files.
If you need to install .NET manually:
1. Open the FileMaker Pro installation folder.
2. Open the Files folder, then open the DotNet folder.
3. Double-click the icon.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to install .NET.