Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

2-4 FileMaker Pro Server Administrator’s Guide
Specifying a password for remote administration
Use FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows or FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Mac OS
to control, or administer, FileMaker Pro Server. Use the Administer
dialog box to view performance statistics, send messages to guests,
disconnect guests, and open or close files. (See chapter 3 for more
information.)
Remote administration can be enabled with or without a password, or
completely disabled.
To control access to remote administration of FileMaker Pro Server:
1. In the FileMaker Pro Server control panel, choose one of the
following options for Remote administration:
If you select Disabled, the FileMaker Pro Server name is dimmed (not
selectable) when FileMaker Pro guests open the Hosts dialog box.
2. Set any other options, and then click OK.
Important If you choose to require a password for security reasons, also
remember to restrict access to the FileMaker Pro Server service. Anyone
who can access the FileMaker Pro Server control panel can change this
password. To restrict access to the host machine, use the Windows NT
administrative tools to set passwords. Do not leave a user logged in on the
Windows NT computer or locate the computer in an insecure room.
To prevent guests from viewing or modifying the data, scripts, and
layouts in FileMaker Pro, you must create a password in each of the
hosted files in FileMaker Pro. See “Protecting files with a password” on
page 2-5 for more information.
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.
Choose To
Disabled
Completely disable remote administration
Requires password Let FileMaker Pro guests remotely control FileMaker Pro
Server only after entering the password you specify
Requires no password
Let any FileMaker Pro guest remotely control
FileMaker Pro Server