Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

Chapter 1: Installing FileMaker Pro Server
Welcome to the FileMaker Pro Server for Windows NT application
from Claris Corporation. FileMaker Pro Server provides enhanced file
sharing capabilities on your network when used in conjunction with the
FileMaker Pro 3.0 database management application, also from Claris.
This chapter provides hardware and networking requirements, as well as
installation instructions.
Introducing FileMaker Pro Server
You’ve always been able to share database files in FileMaker Pro using
a peer-to-peer sharing scheme with the
Multi-User command. Now you
can use FileMaker Pro Server as a
dedicated host to open FileMaker Pro
files and make them available to FileMaker Pro 3.0 guests on your
network. FileMaker Pro Server acts only as a host, and uses advanced
client/server technology to take care of much of the background work
associated with managing files, thereby enhancing performance for
FileMaker Pro guests accessing those files.
FileMaker Pro Server also increases the number of simultaneous
FileMaker Pro guests that can access a database file over a network from
25 to 100. See appendix A, “Technical specifications and optimization,”
for more information.
Note This guide assumes you’re familiar with general database concepts
as well as the basics of FileMaker Pro. If you’re not, refer to the
FileMaker Pro User’s Guide , especially the first two chapters, for
more information.