Administrator’s Guide (Mac OS)

2-12 FileMaker Pro Server Administrator’s Guide
The selected guest sees a notification dialog box with your message
requesting he or she disconnects from the server. If the guest doesn’t
disconnect, the message is repeated approximately one minute before
FileMaker Pro Server is set to disconnect the guest.
When the set time elapses, FileMaker Pro Server disconnects the guest
and the name disappears from the administer window.
Customizing FileMaker Pro Server
You can customize FileMaker Pro Server in several ways using the
Preferences dialog box. Use preferences to:
1 set the maximum number of guests
1 set the maximum number of open files
1 specify a password for remote administration from FileMaker Pro
1 specify the host name that appears in the Hosts dialog box in
FileMaker Pro and in the administer window in FileMaker Pro Server
Note The memory requirements of FileMaker Pro Server are directly related
to the selection of maximum guests and maximum files. If you select large
maximum values for these in the Preferences dialog box, you see a warning
to set the approximate memory size to a higher value. See “Changing the
amount of memory used” on page 1-10 for more details.
Setting the maximum number of guests
You can control the maximum number of guests, up to 100, who can connect
to FileMaker Pro Server. Choose an option from the pop-up menu in the
Preferences dialog box to allow any combination of AppleTalk, MacIPX, or
TCP/IP users, up to the maximum number of guests specified. For example,
if you monitor guest usage in the administer window and notice you never
have more than 22 guests, set the preference to allow a maximum of 25
guests for best performance on your server.