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

Figure 1. Logon to MySQL dialog box

The Logon to MySQL dialog box

In this dialog box, provide the following information:

  1. In the Host Name field, type either the name or the IP address of the server to which you want to connect.
  2. In the Port Number field, type the port number of the server listener. The default is 3306.
  3. In the Database Name field, type the name of the database to which you want to connect.
  4. In the User Name field, type your MySQL user name.
  5. In the Password field, type your password.
  6. Click OK to complete the logon.