Administrator’s Guide

34 FileMaker Web Server Connector Administrator’s Guide
If you see the words IP Guest Limit: 10, then FileMaker Pro 5
Unlimited is not installed, or was not installed with the correct
installation code. Uninstall FileMaker Pro 5, and reinstall FileMaker
Pro 5 Unlimited using the installation code included with the
FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited software. See the FileMaker Pro 5
Getting Started Guide for more information about installing and
uninstalling FileMaker Pro.
Note During operation, the Web Server Connector verifies that it is
serving databases hosted from FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited. Using the
Web Server Connector to serve databases from a version of
FileMaker Pro other than FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited generates a
FileMaker Pro error.
7. For TCP/IP Port Number, port 80 is the default port for web servers.
If you enable the Web Companion on the same machine as the web
server, you must use a port number other than port 80. Consider
changing the TCP/IP port number to 591. FileMaker, Inc. has
registered port number 591 with the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA) for use with FileMaker Pro Web Companion.
Note To optimize performance, run your web server from a
dedicated machine and use other machines as the RAIC nodes.
Configuring FileMaker Pro databases for
web serving
Once you have configured the FileMaker Pro Web Companion, you
are ready to open your databases on the host machine.
To share a database using the Web Companion:
1. Open each database you want to host in FileMaker Pro 5
Unlimited.
2. For each database, choose File menu > Sharing.
You can share databases via the Web Companion independent of
your FileMaker Network Sharing selection.
Important If you are simultaneously sharing the database from the
same machine through another plug-in, such as LDAC or RDAC,
performance may be compromised.
3. In the Companion Sharing area, enable the Web Companion
checkbox.
4. Click OK.
5. Verify that the databases you intend to share are correctly
configured by pointing your web browser to the IP address of each
database host machine.
Important If a database is not shared by a Web Companion, it cannot
be used by the Web Server Connector.
Important For troubleshooting purposes, verify that each potential
node of a RAIC setup is working properly before configuring a
RAIC structure with the Web Server Connector.
Once your databases are open and being shared by the FileMaker Pro
Web Companion, you are ready to configure the Web Server
Connector.