Administrator’s Guide (Mac OS)

Using FileMaker Pro Server 2-15
Important If you choose to require a password for security reasons, also
remember to restrict access to the FileMaker Pro Server application (using a
hard disk security utility or locating the server computer in a secure room).
Anyone who can access FileMaker Pro Server has access to—and can
change—this password.
Specifying the host name
You can change the host name—the name guests see when they open the
Hosts dialog box and when they administer FileMaker Pro Server—by
specifying a custom host name.
To specify what name FileMaker Pro Server uses:
1. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.
2. Select one of the following options for Host name:
3. Set any other preferences, and then click OK.
See “Setting the maximum number of guests” on page 2-12, “Setting the
maximum number of files” on page 2-13, and “Specifying a password for
remote administration” on page 2-14 for information on the other
preferences in this dialog box.
Changes made to preferences don’t take effect until you restart
FileMaker Pro Server.
Note Users connecting to the server may see a custom name in different
ways. MacIPX displays names using only numerals, uppercase characters,
underscores (_), and periods (.), and replaces any other characters with
underscores. For example, AppleTalk guests would see a server named
Sally’s FileMaker Pro Server exactly as named, but MacIPX guests would
see the name SALLY_S_FILEMAKER_PRO_SERVER. Choose custom
names carefully to reduce confusion between different protocols.
Select To
System name
Have FileMaker Pro Server use the Mac OS name specified in the
Sharing Setup control panel
Custom name
(and enter a name)
Have FileMaker Pro Server use the custom name you enter