DSN configuration is performed by using ODBC Data Source Administrator (Control panel - Administrative Tools - Data Sources (ODBC)). When creating a new DSN, it is necessary to select D2000 V7.00 Real-Time Driver from the list of drivers.
Name for the data access.
Name of the workstation running the D2000 Server or LOCAL for connection to a local D2000 Server.
From D2000 version 23 it is also possible to enter:
Choice of authentication method for verification of user's identity.
The following methods are available:
Note: Other authentication methods than D2000 require a dynamic library d2auth.dll (located in the directory D2000.EXE\bin). To make it available to the D2000 ODBC driver it is necessary to copy the dynamic library to the Windows system directory (System32) or to set the Windows environment variable PATH to include also the directory D2000_EXE\bin.
Name of a D2000 system user - it determines the access rights to objects.
D2000 system user's password.
Period for sending WatchDog messages. The massages verify the connection with D2000 Server.
Type of connection to the D2000 Server:
Driver debug mode.
The button allows you to check the DSN configuration. It tries to connect to the process D2000 Server running on the defined server.