Setting Up Your Network
Network Hardware Required
In order to network Martial Arts Organizer 4, you must have a computer network installed in your location. This requires additional hardware (hub, wiring, ethernet cards, etc.) not sold or supported by Martial Arts Organizer.com.
Since networking is a job best left to a professional, please ask your computer expert to print this article. If you have questions, please email Martial Arts Organizer.com for free Technical Support. Telephone support is also available at $2 per minute, but be advised, Martial Arts Organizer Technical Support probably won't be your best bet if you have network hardware or operating system questions. We'll be happy to help, but our area of expertise is with the Martial Arts Organizer software.
IMPORTANT!
There is no way to bypass the purchase of network licenses. Do NOT attempt to use any form of File Sharing or Remote Access software to share the Martial Arts Organizer 4 files. This WILL result in permanently file damage.
Also, do NOT attempt to install Martial Arts Organizer 4 on more computers than you have purchased a network license for.
After you have installed your computer network and purchased a network license from Martial Arts Organizer.com, you can begin to configure your computers.
Step 1
Install
the FileMaker Pro 9 software on each computer.
Go to each computer you wish to network, and install the FileMaker Pro software provided when you purchased your network license. Each copy of FileMaker Pro has a unique Registration Code. Use each FileMaker Pro Registration Code only once. Do NOT re-use a FileMaker Pro Registration Code, doing so will cause networking to fail.
Step 2
Designate a Server
Pick
one computer that will be the server, or host. We'll
call this computer the server, but that
doesn't mean this computer should be a
high end computer, or one that's marketed
specifically as server. It should just
be a fairly fast machine, and it should
be the one where Martial Arts Organizer
4 will be running in the foreground most
of the time. (As
soon as you switch to different program
on the server, the performance of all the
guest computers will drop drastically.)
Your
server will be the only computer that
has the Martial Arts Organizer 4 files
installed on the hard drive. The guest computers should only have the FileMaker Pro software installed on them.
So,
now that you've selected a computer
to be the server, install the FileMaker Pro
software and Martial Arts Organizer 4 on this
computer.
All of the other computers you will network will be called 'guest' computers.
Do NOT install Martial Arts Organizer 4 on any guest computers!
Step
3
Remove
the Runtime & Move Plugins
Open
the Martial Arts Organizer 4 folder on your
server.
PC
users open the 'data'
folder.
Delete
the Martial Arts Organizer 4 application.
It looks like this:
(Version # will vary)
This
is a 'runtime' version of the FileMaker
Pro application which is not networkable.
Now
that you have FileMaker Pro installed
on your server, it's not necessary
to have this runtime application
on ANY of your computers, and deleting
it is a precaution so Martial Arts Organizer
4 can no longer be opened by the runtime version.
Next,
there
are three plugins installed
when you install Martial Arts Organizer
from CD or the web site download.
Network users must move these files
on the server, and copy them to each guest computer.
To do this, open
the Extensions folder inside the Martial Arts Organizer 4 folder and copy these files
to a USB Flash Drive, CD, or a shared network folder:
SimpleDialog
SimpleFile
SimpleSound
Troi_Activator
Place
copies of these files in the Extensions folder
inside the the FileMaker Pro application
folder on your server. [The FileMaker Pro software is automatically installed into the Program Files (PC) or Applications (Mac) folder.]
Step
4
Launch the Files on the Server
Launch FileMaker
Pro, go to File and select
Open.
PC Users
Click on the "Files of types:" drop down menu,
scroll UP and select:
All files (*.*)

Mac
Users
Click on the "Show:" drop
down menu and select:
All Available
Locate
the Martial Arts Organizer 4 folder.
PC
users
open the 'data' folder

Locate
and open 'MAO_4vXX.4ma' (XX is the version
number)
When prompted for a password,
enter the Master Account Name and Password.
This
will open Martial Arts Organizer 4. When
the opening sequence is complete you'll be
viewing the Main Menu.
Step
5
Enable
File Sharing
Go the File Menu, select Sharing
-> FileMaker Network...

Turn Network Sharing On.
Under Currently Open Files
select:
MAO_4vXX.4ma
= All Users
Do NOT check "Don't
Display in Open Remote File Dialog"
att.4ma
= All Users, CHECK "Don't Display in Open
Remote File Dialog"
oto.4ma = All Users, CHECK "Don't
Display in Open Remote File Dialog"
lbl.4ma
= All Users, CHECK "Don't
Display in Open Remote File Dialog"
elp.4ma = All Users, CHECK "Don't Display
in Open Remote File Dialog"
rsc.4ma
= All Users, CHECK "Don't Display in Open
Remote File Dialog"
Click
OK. You are now sharing your Martial Arts
Organizer 4 files.
IMPORTANT! For best performance, the
ONLY program which should be running on
the server should be FileMaker Pro. It must be
in the foreground at all times. Do NOT
switch to other programs, minimize FileMaker
Pro, or switch FileMaker Pro to the background.
IMPORTANT! Always
be sure Martial Arts Organizer has opened
completely on the server before guest
computers attempt to connect. When the
opening sequence has been completed, you'll
be viewing the Main Menu.
Step
6
Create
a Server Account (optional)
If
you would like to protect the server so
it can be left unattended and no one can
tamper with Martial Arts Organizer 4, you
can create a special Account just for opening
the server that has access to only the
Main Menu.
To
do this, from
the Main Menu, click the Go To... button,
then select 'Accounts' and click Continue.
Click
the + button and create an Account for
the server:
Name
= Server
Access
level = Staff
Password & Hint = {your choice}
Access
= Uncheck all box except Main Menu
While
you're here, you can also create additional user
Accounts for each staff member.
Now
Quit/Exit FileMaker Pro 9 and open
Martial Arts Organizer 4 as described in Step 4 above, then enter
the Server user name and password
you've just created. Now, only the Main Menu can be displayed on the server until you Quit and re-open with the Master password.
Note: If you Quit Martial Arts Organizer 4 on the server, all guests will be disconnected.
Step
7
Configure
the Guests
Install
FileMaker Pro 9 on each guest computer.
(Do NOT install Martial Arts Organizer 4 on guest computers.)
Copy these plugin files
to each guest computer:
SimpleDialog
SimpleFile
SimpleSound
Troi_Activator
Just
as you did on the server, copy the plugin
files
into the Extensions folder
inside the the FileMaker Pro application
folder of each guest computer.
Once FileMaker Pro 9 has been installed, you can now open Martial Arts Organizer 4 on your guest computers. You won't use file
sharing or your personal network to open
any files. You'll use the FileMaker Pro
software to connect to the Martial Arts Organizer 4 files opened on your server.
Go to each Guest computer and
complete these steps:
Open
FileMaker Pro, then go to File and
choose Open,
then click the 'Remote' button in the bottom
right corner of the screen.
View:
Local Hosts
Hosts:
{Select your server} Available
Files: Select MAO_4vXX.4ma
Select the 'MAO_4vXX.4ma' file, then click
Open, and enter the Account Name and Password
you wish to use on this guest computer.
Step
8
Create a Shortcut or Alias on each Guest
For
convenience, create a shortcut or alias
of the FileMaker Pro application and place
it on the desktop of each guest computer. To do this, open the FileMaker Pro 9 folder, and create a shortcut or alias of the FileMaker Pro 9 application file and move the shortcut or alias to the Desktop.
Now you're ready for your guests to open Martial Arts Organizer 4. Here are the steps:
1) The server must be hosting the files.
2) The guest will double click the FileMaker Pro alias or shortcut, or open the FileMaker Pro 9 software in any fashion you wish.
3) After FileMaker opens, select Open from the File
menu, then click the 'Remote' button.
4) Select the Host, then double
click 'MAO_4vXX.4ma'
5) Enter the Master or Staff Account Name and Password provided in your Registration Code email. If using the Staff Account Name and Password, enter an Account name and password you've created.
Your Network is Now Ready
Congratulations! You're now ready to begin to use Martial Arts Organizer 4 on each of your networked computers.
Here are some important network reminders:
There is no Save command. All of your data is automatically saved to the server when you switch to a different screen, hit the Enter key on your number pad, or Quit.
Only one user can modify a record at a time. Hit the Enter key on the number pad to save the changes you've made to a record and release that record for another user to modify.
If the server is NOT running Martial Arts Organizer 4 in the foreground, all guest users will experience slower than normal response times.
All guests must Quit Martial Arts Organizer 4 before the server can Quit.
If you have any additional questions about networking, please click the Support button and submit a pre-formatted Technical Support email with a detail description or question.
About FileMaker Pro Updates and Upgrades
From time to time FileMaker Inc. releases updates to it's software. An update is a minor change to current version (for example FileMaker Pro 9.0v1 users update to version 9.0v2) and users can usually download them free of charge from www.filemaker.com.
The network administrator should always download and install minor updates to FileMaker Pro on each computer using Martial Arts Organizer 4.
Less frequently, FileMaker Inc. will release a new version, with a higher version number (for example FileMaker Pro 8.5 users upgrade to FileMaker Pro 9.0) which incorporates a significant number of improvements. To upgrade to a higher version, FileMaker Inc. charges an upgrade free, usually 50% of the original purchase price.
Do not purchase upgrades unless specifically instructed to do so.
If an upgrade is required to use newer versions of Martial Arts Organizer 4, the user can choose not to upgrade FileMaker Pro and continue to use an older version of Martial Arts Organizer 4 which does not require the upgrade, or purchase the upgrade. FileMaker Pro upgrade costs are the responsibility of the user.
The cost for updates and upgrades to the FileMaker Pro software is set by FileMaker Inc. and is beyond the control of Martial Arts Organizer.com. |