First time user of Filemaker Server

[Karlos Fandango]

We have [rightly or wrongly] been sharing a Filemaker Pro 13 solution from a dedicated physical server, by serving locally it through Filemaker Pro 13 installed on that machine. The solution was accessed by three FMP users on Windows PC's on our local network within a small office.

However, we have just purchased the annual package that consists of...

• 3 X FMS 17
• 5 X FMA 17

With a really slow internet service, we currently want to continue to serve our solution locally on the local network within the office, at least until January 2019 when we 'should' gain access to fibre-opic speeds, then we may well serve it out to iPads out in the field.

Anyway, can anyone point me to a video or tutorial on how to install and configure FMS 17 on our physical Windows server, thereafter to serve our solution on the local network within a small office environment?

Additionally, when we install FMS 17 on our physical Windows server, and our new FileMaker Pro Advanced 17 programs on our five Windows 7 PCs... what will happen to the current installs that have their own licenses, which range from FMP 13 to 16? Should we uninstall them first, or will they overwrite or even upgrade the current versions? Again, we never paid to upgrade our current versions to 17 but purchased brand new licenses.

Appreciate any help offered, thanks.

[AdrianG001]

Hey,

You can refer to the below article.

fmhelp.filemaker.com/docs/17/en/fmsinstall/index.html

Please let us know if this is helpful for you

 

Regards,

Adrian Gates

Windows Server Admin - Apps4Rent

Edited August 16, 2018 by AdrianG001