User manual

156 | Sharing and exchanging data
Sharing databases on a network
If your computer is connected to a network, you and other Windows and
Mac OS FileMaker Pro users can use the same database file simultaneously.
FileMaker Pro Network Sharing supports the sharing of files with up to
9 concurrent users (not including the host and Instant Web Publishing
connections). If you need to share files with more than 9 concurrent users on a
network, FileMaker recommends the use of FileMaker
Server, which provides
greater networking performance in addition to its increased capacity.
Important Your FileMaker Pro licensing agreement requires that you pay for a
license for each separate computer on which the FileMaker
Pro application is
installed or run. The software license may not be shared or used concurrently on
different computers. Please read the software license for complete terms and
conditions.
The first person to open a shared file is the host. Any user who opens a shared
file after the host is a client.
Once a shared file is open, the host and clients have access to the same
information, and all changes to the file appear in each user’s window.
The host opens the file
Clients open connections to the shared file
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