Administrator’s Guide

Enabling the FileMaker Pro Web Companion in Mac OS X C-3
5. Click Change Port.
You see the Web Companion Configuration dialog.
Note If you click Enter Password in the above dialog, you are
brought to the Authenticate dialog and asked to enter an
administrator password to enable the use of ports below number
1024, as described in the previous section.
6. Enter a port number between 1024 and 65535 in the TCP/IP Port
Number box.
Note The IP Guest Limit should indicate Unlimited. If the IP Guest Limit
does not indicate unlimited guests, you will need to reinstall
FileMaker Pro 5.5 Unlimited using the installation code included
with your copy of FileMaker Pro Unlimited.
7. Click OK to save your changes.
You are finished. The Web Companion is now configured to use the
port you have specified.
Accessing databases that are published to
the Web
When you publish a database to the Web, your users access that
database by entering the host machine’s URL in their web browser.
If the FileMaker Pro Web Companion is configured to use port
number 80, the default port, the URL your users will enter will look
like this:
http://12.34.56.78/
The number “12.34.56.78” is an example; in its place, your users
would enter the actual URL of your host machine.
If the FileMaker Pro Web Companion is configured to use a port
number other than the default, the URL your users will enter will
look like this:
http://12.34.56.78:1024
Again, the number “12.34.56.78:1024” is an example; your users
would enter the actual URL of the host machine, followed by a colon
(“:”) and the port number specified in the FileMaker Pro Web
Companion Configuration dialog.
Enter the TCP/IP port number here