Administering clients
 

Administering clients

The clients list on the Databases page displays the users—including FileMaker Pro Advanced, FileMaker Go, FileMaker WebDirect, and FileMaker Data API connections—that are currently connected to databases hosted by FileMaker Server.

The clients list also displays the FileMaker script clients that are created when:

a FileMaker script (or script sequence that includes a FileMaker script) runs as a scheduled task

the Perform Script on Server script step is used to run a FileMaker script

Client details

 

Detail

Description

User Name

The name of the FileMaker user or information about the client, as described in the “Get(UserName)” topic in FileMaker Pro Advanced Help.

Databases (shown when All Databases is selected)

The number of databases that the client is using. To see a list of the databases, pause the pointer over the number.

Account Name (shown when a single database is selected)

The account name used to access the database.

Host Name / IP Address

The host name or IP address of the client’s computer.

Sign-in

How long ago the client signed in.

Client

The type of client:

Pro – a FileMaker Pro Advanced or FileMaker Pro client

Go – a FileMaker Go client

WebDirect – a FileMaker WebDirect client

CWP – a Custom Web Publishing client

Data API – a FileMaker Data API client

FMSE – a FileMaker Script Engine client

XDBC – a JDBC or ODBC client application

Tip  To see additional information about the client, pause the pointer over the client string.

Notes 

To find a specific client, enter a search string in the search box.

You can sort the clients by user name, client type, or sign-in. To reverse the sort order, choose the same sort value again.

Related topics 

Sending messages to FileMaker clients

Disconnecting clients from FileMaker Server

FileMaker client session timeouts

Web publishing settings