Before you configure your installation

• Find the license certificate for your software.

  FileMaker Server uses a license certificate to set the license key. The person who purchased the FileMaker Server license received an email message with a link to a software download page. Information about the license certificate is on that page. The license certificate is customized for your organization.

  Do not lose this license certificate. Keep a copy of the license certificate in a safe place in case the software needs to be reinstalled.

  See FileMaker Server Installation and Configuration Guide.

  Important  When installing software, enter the organization name exactly as it appears on the software download page, including capitalization.

• Determine how personalized information will be entered when users install FileMaker Server. There are two ways to enter this information:

  • (Recommended method) You can set up an assisted installation, which uses a personalization file named Assisted Install.txt, to supply information to the installer and standardize your FileMaker Server installations. This method lets you customize the installation.

  • Users can personalize the software by entering information when installing FileMaker Server on their computers.

    Important  To install FileMaker Server, users must have administrator privileges for the operating system they are installing on.