Accessing Databases via Client over internet connection

[WSaxton]

All Right I give ,

I am currently running Filemaker pro clients with Filemaker Server 11

My client links work perfectly on the office network useing the following link

fmp7://00.00.00.00/xxxxxx

I have Created this as a shortcut on the desk top and this automaticly opens the Database into the client, this is very easy for the users to understand

Ive enabled filemaker server on a windows iis7 machine and i can access the machine useing a reguler web address, what i would like to do is eather place a link on the desk top that wehen we are away from the office would open the database into the client just like it does at the office but i cant figure out how to address the url for example

www.xxxxxxx.com/databasename.fp7 , nope dont work

www.xxxxxx.com:fmp7//00.00.00.00/database.fp7 nope dont work

I pourposely do not want to do with PHP or IWP just want to acess the file and have it open into the client when were away from the company network

Im sure this is just a simple syntax issue that i am unable to see

[Vaughan]

The office network is behind a router. You'll need to set up port forwarding in the router to expose the FMS machine to the outside network.

[Ron Cates]

Then you would use the external ip address that points to your office to access the location from the outside world.

[WSaxton]

i belive that has been done i could be wrong

The address we have exposed takes me directly to the machine from out side the office , so that is accomplised , How would i address the link ?

[2ninerniner2]

Howdy,

I just successfully tried this, from a Win 7 Home Premium machine running FMPA 11v3, to connect to and open a file on a remote host (commercial FM hosting).

This is what I used for the link:

fmp7://my_hosting_account_URL/filename.fp7

Works like a charm

Are you able to Open Remote "manually" from FM outside your office?

[WSaxton]

wow that does work perfect , guess i was over thinking it , alright so next question how do i access my remote admin consel now from out side the office ?

[2ninerniner2]

Not sure how to go about doing that ... I got our IT folks to set that up for me :)

[Steven H. Blackwell]

wow that does work perfect , guess i was over thinking it , alright so next question how do i access my remote admin consel now from out side the office ?

http://0.0.0.0:16000 and substitute your IP for the 0's. Ports 167000 and 16001 msut be open.

Steven