

If you use the standard FileMaker Server certificate, users may be warned of a problem with the website’s security certificate because the standard certificate doesn’t verify the server name. Request your own signed certificate from a certificate authority that matches your specific server name. Click the option to continue or go directly to the page. This usually occurs for systems that don’t have a custom SSL certificate installed. Before the Admin Console Sign In page appears, your web browser displays a security message

See Starting or stopping the FileMaker Server service (Windows) or Starting or stopping FileMaker Server background processes (macOS). If the list files command does not work, use the Services control panel (Windows) or the launchctl command (macOS) to stop and restart FileMaker Server. If the list files command works, the Admin Server process has stopped and you can use the fmsadmin restart adminserver command to restart it. To check whether the Admin Server process has stopped, try using the fmsadmin list files command (see CLI help for the list command). If Admin Console is unable to connect to FileMaker Server, it is possible that the Admin Server process has stopped or FileMaker Server has only partially started.If the IP address of the master machine changes, you must remove the shortcut and start Admin Console from the Sign In page again. Each shortcut starts Admin Console for a specific FileMaker Server deployment. If Admin Console doesn’t open, check whether the IP address of the master machine has changed.If the master machine has a firewall enabled, then you must open the ports required by FileMaker Server to communicate with users and administrators.Cannot start Admin Console from a remote machine

You can restart the Admin Server process by using the fmsadmin restart adminserver command. If Admin Console does not respond when you click tabs, commands, or options in Admin Console, the Admin Server process might have stopped. Admin Console problems Admin Console does not respond
