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How To Test or Configure The ODBC Connection For OnGuard

This document provides a step-by-step guide for configuring the ODBC connection for the OnGuard database. It outlines the necessary procedures to verify the connection settings, including server name, authentication method, and default database selection. The guide is applicable to all versions of OnGuard and SQL Server.

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How To Test or Configure The ODBC Connection For OnGuard

This document provides a step-by-step guide for configuring the ODBC connection for the OnGuard database. It outlines the necessary procedures to verify the connection settings, including server name, authentication method, and default database selection. The guide is applicable to all versions of OnGuard and SQL Server.

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How to test or configure the ODBC

connection for OnGuard


Last Modified on 01/12/2022 12:56 pm EST

How to configure the ODBC connection for OnGuard

Procedure Steps
If you experience problems connecting to the OnGuard database, check the ODBC connection to be
sure it is configured correctly.

1) On a 64 bit machine navigate to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and open the odbcad32 application. Note:
on 32 bit systems odbcad32 is located in C:\Windows\System32

2) Select the System DSN tab.

3) Select the DSN used to connect to the OnGuard database from the listing window.

4) Click [Configure].

5) Verify that the name of the server is correct in the drop-down list. Click [Next].

6) Check that the correct method of authentication is selected and verify the credentials if using SQL
Server authentication. Click [Next].

7) Verify that the Change the default database to check box is selected and the OnGuard database is
selected in the drop-down list. Click [Next].

8) Click [Finish]. The ODBC Microsoft SQL Server Setup dialog box is displayed.

9) Click [Test Data Source]. A success message should be displayed.

10) Click [OK] to close each of the dialog boxes.

Applies To
OnGuard (All versions)
SQL Server (All versions)

Additional Information
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