Guide to Updating Plug-ins

6-16 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
The distinguished name specifies the location of FileMaker Server in
the directory service. For example:
ou=FileMaker,dc=mydomain,dc=Sales
Spaces after commas are optional.
5. Set any other options, then click OK.
Specifying the authentication method (Windows)
To specify how to authenticate FileMaker Server to a directory
server:
1. In the Properties dialog box, click the Directory Service tab.
2. Select Register FileMaker Server with a directory service.
3. Choose from the following options for user authentication.
4. Set any other options, then click OK.
Specifying the authentication method (Mac OS)
To specify how to authenticate FileMaker Server to a directory
server:
1. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Directory Service tab.
2. Select Register FileMaker Server with a directory service.
3. Choose one of the following options for user authentication.
4. Set any other options, then click OK.
Publishing your contact information to your
directory service
As the FileMaker Server administrator, you can publish your name,
location, phone number, and e-mail address to your directory
service. This is useful if the directory service administrator needs to
contact you if, for example, hosted databases are unavailable for
guest access.
To publish contact information for the FileMaker Server
administrator:
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Directory Service tab.
2. Select Register FileMaker Server with a directory service.
3. Click Options.
4. In the Options dialog box, enter the contact information you want
to publish.
For example:
If you are using Windows 2000 Active Directory, for the Owner
field:
CN=user1,CN=users,dc=mydomain,dc=filemaker,dc=com
If you are using another LDAPv3-compliant directory service, for
the Owner field:
Marie Durand
5. Click OK.
Choose To
Use Windows
Authentication
Use the account name and password of a Windows
domain to access Microsoft Active Directory
Log on as current user Log on using the current Windows account, if Use
Windows Authentication is selected
Log on anonymously Log on without specifying an account name and
password. (This option is not available if Use Windows
Authentication is selected.)
Specify account
name and password
Log on using the account name and password you specify
Choose To
Log on anonymously Log on without specifying an account name and
password
Specify account
name and password
Log on using the account name and password you specify