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Open Remote File dialog box

After a file is opened by a host and shared via FileMaker Networking, you can access it as a client.

Use this dialog box to open a shared file as a client, add a host to your list of favorite hosts, or add a file to your list of favorite files.

To open a shared file as a client:

1.	For View, choose the type of host you want displayed in Hosts.

 

Choose	To display
Favorite Hosts	Hosts you previously added as favorites.
Local Hosts	FileMaker Server hosts located on your TCP/IP subnet. To specify a host located on another TCP/IP subnet, for Network File Path, type a domain name (as host.domain.com) or IP address using one of the following formats: IPv4: 192.168.10.0 IPv6: [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]
Hosts Listed by LDAP	FileMaker Server hosts available through LDAP. To specify an LDAP server from which you want to see hosts displayed, see the last section in this topic.

To add a local host or a host located on an LDAP server to the list of favorites, select the host and click Add to Favorite Hosts. Then see "To add, edit, and remove favorite hosts," below.

To mark a remote file so it appears as a favorite in the Launch Center window, select a host, select an available file, then click Add to Favorites.

2.	To see the available files from a host, select the host.

3.	For Available Files, select the file you want to open, then click Open (or double-click the filename). Or, for Network File Path, type the fully qualified filename (for example, fmnet:/<hostNameOrIPaddress>/<filename>), then click Open.

Tip  To narrow the list of available files, type a few characters in the Filter box. Only filenames containing the characters you type are displayed in the list.

You might be required to enter an account name, password, and domain name (Windows only), depending on how file sharing is configured on the host.

To add, edit, and remove favorite hosts:

1.	Do one of the following:

•	To organize the list of favorite hosts, for View, choose Favorite Hosts. Select the host, then click Add, Edit, or Remove. (Remove deletes the host from the list.)

•	To add a local host or a host located on an LDAP server to the list of favorites, for Hosts, select the host, then click Add to Favorite Hosts.

2.	In the Edit Favorite Host dialog box, for Host’s Internet Address, enter the host’s IP address or domain name.

•	Enter IP addresses using one of the following formats: IPv4: 192.168.10.0 IPv6: [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]

•	Enter domain names using the format host.domain.com.

3.	For Favorite Host’s Name (optional), type a name for the host.

4.	In the File Settings area, choose to show all available files (the default) or only the files you specify.

If you choose Show only these files, enter each filename on a separate line, ending each line with a carriage return. (Or delete the filenames you do not want shown.)

5.	Click Save.

To specify an LDAP server:

1.	With Hosts Listed by LDAP selected for View, click Specify.

The Specify LDAP Directory Service dialog box appears.

2.	In the Server Information area, enter information about the server. (You may need to contact your network administrator for this information.)

 

For	Do this
Server Address	Enter the domain name of the server, in this format: host.domain.com or the IP address of the server in one of the following formats: IPv4: 192.168.10.0 IPv6: [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]
LDAP Port	Keep or change the port number. (To return to the initial value, click Use Default.)
Search base	Enter an LDAP host search base string.

3.	In the Login Settings area, do the following:

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Windows: Select or clear Use Windows Authentication. If you select this option, choose Log in as current user, or choose Log in using account and type your account name, password, and domain name. If you clear this option, choose Log in anonymously, or choose Log in using account and type your account name and password.

•	OS X: Choose Log in anonymously, or choose Log in using account and type your account name and password.

4.

Click OK.

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