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What are connections and users?

What are connections and users? - FileMaker Pro Tutorial

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What are connections and users?

- [Instructor] One of the things that you should be aware of if you plan to host your custom apps on FileMaker Server and you want to connect to that database via FileMaker Go or WebDirect or what I'll refer to as connections, now the FileMaker licensing concept is sort of in transition between connection-based licensing and what are called user-based licenses. I'm going to try do to my best to demystify what those two are, but it really depends on the licenses that you have and that you're able to secure for your organization and you can find more information on that from your rep. So just you know that a user with a paid license of FileMaker Pro in either Windows or Mac can connect to FileMaker Server at no additional cost. That's why you end up paying for the license of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. Users with web browsers using FileMaker WebDirect or users using FileMaker Go on iPad or iPhone require paid connections to FileMaker Server. The concept there is if you buy…

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