Configuring a Proxy Connection in Windows

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 in Windows:

  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 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. From the Auth Type drop-down list, choose one:
    1. Basic Auth:
      1. In the Proxy Username field, type your user name for accessing the proxy server.
      2. In the Proxy Password field, type the password corresponding to the user name.
    2. Kerberos:
      1. In the Realm field, the connector takes the default realm of the system.
      2. In the Host FQDN field, the connector takes the host FQDN of the ProxyHost.
      3. In the Service Name field, the connector takes the default HTTP.
    3. No Auth: The connector does not authenticate.

  6. To encrypt your credentials, click Password Options and then select one of the following:

    • If the credentials are used only by the current Windows user, select Current User Only.
    • Or, if the credentials are used by all users on the current Windows machine, select All Users Of This Machine.

    To confirm your choice and close the Password Options dialog box, click OK.

  7. In the Proxy Ignore List field, type the list of hosts or domains that do not use a proxy.
  8. To save your settings and close the HTTP Proxy Options dialog box, click OK.