The Proxy tab allows you to specify settings for connecting through an HTTP proxy. On this tab, provide values for the options in the following table; then, click Apply. The fields are optional unless otherwise noted.

Figure 1. Proxy tab

The Proxy tab of the ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol Driver Setup dialog box

Connection Options: Advanced Security Description
Proxy Mode Determines whether the driver connects to an endpoint through an HTTP proxy server.

If set to 0 - NONE, the driver connects directly to the endpoint specified by the Host Name connection option.

If set to 1 - HTTP, the driver connects to the endpoint through the HTTP proxy server specified by the ProxyHost connection option.

Default: 0 - None

Proxy Host Specifies the Hostname and possibly the Domain of the Proxy Server. The value specified can be a host name, a fully qualified domain name, or an IPv4 or IPv6 address.

Default: Empty string
Proxy Port Specifies the port number where the Proxy Server is listening for HTTP requests.

Default: 0
Proxy User Specifies the user name needed to connect to the Proxy Server.

Default: Empty string
Proxy Password Specifies the password needed to connect to the Proxy Server.

Default: Empty string

If you finished configuring your driver, proceed to Step 6 in "Data source configuration through a GUI." Optionally, you can further configure your driver by clicking on the following tabs. The following sections provide details on the fields specific to each configuration tab:

  • General tab allows you to configure options that are required for creating a data source.
  • Advanced tab allows you to configure advanced behavior.
  • Security tab allows you to specify security data source settings.
  • Performance tab allows you to specify performance data source settings.
  • Failover tab allows you to specify failover data source settings.
  • Pooling tab allows you to specify connection pooling settings.
  • Bulk tab allows you to specify data source settings for DataDirect Bulk Load.
  • Client Monitoring tab allows you to specify additional data source settings.
  • Advanced Security tab allows you to specify settings for Oracle Advanced Security (OAS).