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Configuring general settings Server information settings
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Server information settings
The General Settings > Server Information tab specifies the following configuration settings:
• Specify the host name that is displayed in the FileMaker Admin Console and FileMaker Pro
,
and the server description that is displayed on the Admin Console Start Page.
• Enter FileMaker Server contact information that is published in the directory service
and the
Start Page.
• View the current FileMaker Server license information and update the license.
To specify server information settings:
1. Choose General Settings > Server Information tab.
To Do this
Specify the host name that is
displayed in FileMaker Server
Admin Console and
FileMaker Pro
Enter the Server Name.
Tip Use names consisting of standard ASCII characters
without spaces.
The server name appears in these locations:
• on the Start Page
• in FileMaker Pro, when users invoke the Open
Remote File dialog box
Specify a server description For Server Description, enter a description of the
FileMaker Server computer. This description appears on
the Start Page.
Specify the FileMaker Server
owner, email address, location,
and phone number
For Administrator Contact Information, enter the
contact information for the person who administers this
FileMaker Server deployment
.
This contact information appears in these locations:
• on the Start Page
• on a directory service
For information on publishing the administrator contact
information to a directory service, see FileMaker Pro client
settings (page 63).