Administrator’s Guide (Mac OS)

Using FileMaker Pro Server 2-21
Using FileMaker Pro to control FileMaker Pro Server remotely
You can use FileMaker Pro 3.0 to control, or remotely administer,
FileMaker Pro Server while FileMaker Pro Server is running. Using
FileMaker Pro, you can:
1 view a list of database files hosted by FileMaker Pro Server and the
number of guests connected to each (or view one hosted folder and see
the guests connected to each database in the folder)
1 view a list of guests or one guest and the database files that guest is
connected to
1 open FileMaker Pro files for access by FileMaker Pro guests through
FileMaker Pro Server. Only files located in the same folder as the
FileMaker Pro Server application can be opened remotely.
1 close files hosted by FileMaker Pro Server
1 disconnect a selected FileMaker Pro guest from one or all hosted files
Important Although it’s possible to run FileMaker Pro as a guest of
FileMaker Pro Server on the same computer that FileMaker Pro Server is
running on (using AppleTalk or MacIPX), FileMaker Pro performs very
slowly. Use FileMaker Pro remotely to work with database files hosted by
FileMaker Pro Server.
You have all the capabilities to control FileMaker Pro Server remotely as
you do using the FileMaker Pro Server application itself, except:
1 you can only open database files located in the same folder as the
FileMaker Pro Server application
1 you can’t quit FileMaker Pro Server (but you can close all of the hosted
database files individually)
1 you don’t have access to the Preferences or Schedules dialog boxes
Administering FileMaker Pro Server using FileMaker Pro
To remotely administer FileMaker Pro Server from a FileMaker Pro guest:
1. Open FileMaker Pro 3.0 and choose Open from the File menu.
2. Click Hosts in the Open dialog box.
You see the Hosts dialog box.
Tip You can go directly to the Hosts dialog box by pressing
Command-Option-O (in Mac OS) or Shift+Ctrl+O (in Windows).