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# Configuring the ODBC driver

# Configuring the ODBC driver {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
After installing the ODBC driver, configure it to connect to your ServiceNow instance and to communicate through
a proxy server, if applicable, and set properties to control ODBC behavior.
* **[Configure the ODBC driver](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/qVDDQ67ari4WtqCFnfuBog)**   
  Configure the ODBC driver to connect to your ServiceNow instance.
* **[Configure the global DSN default](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IfOq0TbHdL34lSNTVkoyvw)**   
  Configure the global default used by all newly created DSNs.
* **[Create a new DSN](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/PxP9oIDPt0040tRZIJYfww)**   
  Use the ODBC driver and the ServiceNow data source to create an unlimited number of DSNs configured to connect with different instance URLs.
* **[Specify a connection string](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Io4fbehEa9koF6nWT26vwA)**   
  You can specify a connection string instead of defining a DSN.
* **[Configure the logging level of the ODBC driver](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LlMMzlYP~yPc9rxFXa1r_Q)**   
  Change the logging level of the ODBC driver.
* **[Configure the ODBC driver for large data sets](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8ieVT3C1DRCaWZzIK7czZg)**   
  You can set two ODBC driver properties to deal with errors you receive when using queries that return large amounts of data.
* **[Configure ODBC to use proxy servers](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9lV7UIRBPFanUOgprM8cGQ)**   
  The ODBC driver can be configured to route its HTTP SOAP requests via an HTTP proxy server.
* **[Setting ODBC properties](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/E7CwJ8qRLlmnPQXYXXAbag)**   
  The following properties customize connectivity and optimize the query behavior of the ODBC driver.