Configuring a Proxy Connection

If you are connecting to the data source through a proxy server, you must provide connection information for the proxy server.

To configure a proxy server connection:

1. To access proxy server options, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator where you created the DSN, then select the DSN, then click Configure, and then click Proxy Options.
2. Select the Use Proxy Server check box.
3. In the Proxy Host field, type the host name or IP address of the proxy server.
4. In the Proxy Port field, type the number of the TCP port that the proxy server uses to listen for client connections.
5. In the Proxy Username field, type your user name for accessing the proxy server.
6. In the Proxy Password field, type the password corresponding to the user name.
7. Optionally, to save the proxy server password in the Windows registry, select Save Password (Encrypted).
8. To save your settings and close the Proxy Options dialog box, click OK.