32    FileMaker Pro Web Publishing Security Guidelines

8. 

For 

Remote Administration

, select 

Disabled

 if you do not plan to do remote administration.

Note

  Because of the additional risks to database security, FileMaker, Inc. strongly recommends 

that you leave 

Remote Administration

 disabled unless you are certain that you need to use this feature.

9. 

For 

Remote Administration

, select 

Requires password

 and enter a password in the box if you want 

to access the Web Security Database settings later from the Web. Requiring a password for remote 

administration ensures that unauthorized web users cannot gain access to the Web Security 

Database and other files located in the Web folder. It is not recommended that you do remote 

administration without a password.

10. 

Click 

OK

 to close the Web Companion Configuration dialog box.

11. 

Click 

OK

 to close the Application Preferences dialog box.

12. 

Choose 

File

 menu > 

Sharing

 and make sure that the database is shared via the Web Companion.

Important

  When you select the Web Security Database as your method of security, you must create 

a record in the Web Security Database for each database you intend to share over the web. With 

this security method, web users will only be able to access those databases that are configured in 

the Web Security Database.

Assigning Web Security to your databases

To protect one or more databases with the Web Security Database, you create a record for each 

database. In each record, you set up user names, passwords, and permissions for each user, and field 

restrictions for each database.

1. 

In the Web Security.fp5 database, create a record for each database you want to protect by 

choosing 

Records 

menu > 

New Record

.

2. 

In the 

Database Name

 field of each new record, type the name of the database you want to protect.