Administrator’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Getting started
- Chapter 2 Migrating FileMaker Server from the previous version
- Read this first
- Step 1. Stop FileMaker Server
- Step 2. Make a copy of databases, scripts, and plug-ins
- Step 3. Save your settings
- Step 4. Uninstall FileMaker Server 7
- Step 5. Install FileMaker Server 8
- Step 6. Restore your settings
- Step 7. Move files to the proper location
- Step 8. Complete your migration
- For FileMaker Server Advanced users
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Server
- Chapter 4 Hosting databases
- Chapter 5 Configuring FileMaker Server
- Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
- Configuring client connections
- Setting database properties
- Opening runtime solutions automatically
- Specifying additional database and default backup folders
- Setting administrative properties
- Recording usage statistics and setting log file size limits
- Configuring a directory service
- Setting FileMaker Server security
- Restoring FileMaker Server default settings
- How FileMaker Server behaves during system sleep or abnormal shutdown
- Chapter 6 Administering FileMaker Server
- Starting FileMaker Server (Windows)
- Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows)
- Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
- Stopping FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
- Overview of starting and stopping FileMaker Server using FileMaker Server Admin
- Connecting to FileMaker Server using FileMaker Server Admin
- Default folders for plug-in files
- Enabling database plug-ins
- Viewing usage statistics for FileMaker Server
- Monitoring server performance (Windows)
- Using reported events to track activities
- Using FileMaker Server in Mac OS
- Using the command line to automate tasks
- Chapter 7 Scheduling administrative tasks
- Scheduling database backups
- Running script files
- Sending messages to clients of hosted databases
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules view (Windows)
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules view (Mac OS)
- Running scheduled tasks manually
- Editing scheduled tasks
- Duplicating scheduled tasks
- Deleting scheduled tasks
- Enabling and disabling scheduled tasks
- Index
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Registering FileMaker Server with a directory service
Your system administrator should be able to give you the information
you need to complete the required directory service settings.
1 Specifying the login settings
Choose from the following options for user authentication.
See “Authenticating client log in” on page 41 for more information.
1 Publishing your contact information to your directory service
As the FileMaker Server administrator, you can publish your name,
location, phone number, and email address to your directory service.
This is useful if the directory service administrator needs to contact
you (for example, if hosted databases are unavailable for client
access).
Windows: Click the Options button to access these fields.
1 Changing the port number
The port number setting indicates the type of the port required by your
directory service. Some LDAP-compliant directory services use a port
number other than the default, 389.
Windows: Click the Advanced button to change the LDAP port
number.
Setting FileMaker Server security
Use the Security tab to configure client authentication, filter the
display of database files, and enable secure connections to FileMaker
Server.
Windows: Configure FileMaker Server security with the Security
assistant or select host and then choose
Action menu > Properties >
Security
tab.
Mac OS: To configure FileMaker Server security, choose View menu >
Configure
, then click the Security tab.
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.)
Log on using account Log on using the account name and password you specify