College of FAA: FileMaker Pro; Connecting to databases
This article applies only to Faculty, Staff and Students of the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA).
For more information, please contact Technology Services Managed IT Services via:
For more information, please contact Technology Services Managed IT Services via:
- Phone: (217) 333-1986
- The Web: http://go.illinois.edu/MITShelp
Technology Services at FAA Services maintains several FileMaker Pro servers hosting databases for various college units.
Affected Customers
Anyone connecting to a FileMaker Pro database on a remote host
Actions
How to set up a connection to a remote FileMaker Pro host:
- Open FileMaker Pro
- In the FileMaker Launch Center, select the 'Hosts' tab at the top center
- Click the 'plus' symbol in the lower left corner to add a favorite host
- In the Add Favorite Host dialogue, enter the host's internet address. Depending on which unit you're in and to which databases you'll connect, you'll enter one of the following:
- filemaker2.ad.uillinois.edu (KCPA)
- filemaker3.ad.uillinois.edu (KAM, Music, and others)
- Click 'Save'
- Now you should see the server listed on the left, and a list of hosted databases on the right.
- Double-click on a database to connect to it.
- Account Name: netID
- If this is a domain-bound university computer, you may be able to leave the Account Name field contents alone, using your name as it has been auto-populated. Otherwise, replace the contents with your netID.
- Password: Active Directory password (this is the same as your email password)
Support
For general support please contact the MITS South Help Desk.