Configuring general settings : Server information settings
 
Server information settings
Note  The following information is for server administrators.
The General Settings > Server Information tab specifies the following configuration settings:
Specify the host or server name that is displayed in the FileMaker Admin Console, in the Open Remote File dialog box in FileMaker Pro, and in the File Browser in FileMaker Go.
Specify the server description that is displayed on the Admin Console Start Page.
Enter the FileMaker Server administrator contact information that is published in the directory service and the Start Page.
Update the current FileMaker Server license information or change the number of FileMaker WebDirect and FileMaker Go connections.
To specify server information settings:
1. Click the General Settings > Server Information tab.
 
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Specify the host name that is displayed in FileMaker Server Admin Console, FileMaker Pro, and FileMaker Go
Enter the Server Name.
Tip  Use names consisting of standard ASCII characters without spaces. Do not use a slash (/) in the server name.
The server name appears in these locations:
on the Start Page
in FileMaker Pro, when users invoke the Open Remote File dialog box
in FileMaker Go, in the File Browser
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
Windows: For information on publishing the administrator contact information to a directory service, see the Active Directory Schema documentation.
View or update your FileMaker Server license information
For License Information, click Change License Key.
1. Enter the Name and Organization and your new License Key.
Your FileMaker Server license information is listed in the Change License Key dialog box. The dialog box also displays the following:
the type of license
maximum number of FileMaker WebDirect and FileMaker Go connections
2. Click Update. If successful, a message tells you that the license key was updated.
You can also update the license key if you were previously using a trial version. For more information, visit the FileMaker store. See About the license key.
2. Click Save.
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