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Configuring general settings
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Configuring general settings
Choose General Settings and select one of the following tabs to specify FileMaker Server settings:
After you change a setting in a tab, you can click Save to save your changes immediately. Or, if you
want to make changes in other tabs in this pane, you can click another tab, make changes, then
click Save. At any time, you can click Revert to undo all changes you’ve made in these tabs since
the last save.
Related topics
Configuring Database Server settings (page 62)
Configuring web publishing settings
(page 78)
Enabling sharing via ODBC and JDBC
(page 104)
Choose To
Server Information Specify the FileMaker Server name and description, specify optional
server and administrator contact information, and update the FileMaker
Server license. See Server information settings
(page 55).
Email Notifications Specify the users that will receive emails whenever errors or warnings
occur in FileMaker Server. Sending email notification requires the email
server’s SMTP
information. See Email notification settings (page 57).
Admin Console Restrict access to Admin Console, change the Admin Console user
name and password, allow members of the fmsadmin group to log in,
and enable checking for FileMaker Server updates. See Admin Console
settings (page 59).
Auto Start Start the Database Server or the Web Publishing Engine when the
computer starts. See Auto Start settings
(page 61).