Administrator’s Guide

Chapter 7
Using the Web Server Connector as host
With the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector, you can use your
compatible web server software to share databases over the Web
from a single host or from multiple hosts.
This chapter explains how to:
1 configure FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited for use with the Web Server
Connector
1 add, remove, and configure host computers
1 add, remove, and configure shared databases
Configuring FileMaker Pro
Your shared databases must be properly configured for use with the
FileMaker Pro Web Companion.
Keep these points in mind:
1 For best performance and reliability, store FileMaker Pro
databases on the same computer as the FileMaker Pro application
that hosts them.
1 Each host machine must have a copy of FileMaker Pro 5
Unlimited.
1 The Web Server Connector can also share databases that are hosted
by FileMaker Server 5 and FileMaker Pro peer-to-peer networking,
if those databases are opened as guests by FileMaker Pro 5
Unlimited.
1 You must enable the Web Companion on each host machine.
Configuring the FileMaker Pro Web
Companion
1. Launch the FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited application.
2. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
3. In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Plug-Ins tab.
4. Enable the Web Companion checkbox.
5. Click the Configure button to open the Web Companion
Configuration dialog box.
6. Verify that you are using FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited.
Look for the words IP Guest Limit: Unlimited in the lower-left corner of
the dialog box.
The IP Guest Limit confirms that
FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited is installed