Some ODBC applications display a logon dialog box when you are connecting to a data source.

Figure 1. Logon to Informix dialog box

The Logon to Informix dialog box

In this dialog box, provide the following information:

  1. In the Host Name field, type either the IP address or the host name of the computer that is running the database server to which you want to connect.
  2. In the Port Number field, type the port number of the server listener.
  3. In the Server Name field, type the name of the database server
  4. In the Database Name field, type the name of the database to which you want to connect.
  5. In the User Name field, type your Informix user name.
  6. In the Password field, type your password.
  7. Click OK to complete the logon.