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# Configure ODBC to use proxy servers

# Configure ODBC to use proxy servers {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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The ODBC driver can be configured to route its HTTP SOAP requests via an HTTP proxy
server.

## Before you begin

You must have administrator-level access for the Windows computer on which you want to configure ODBC to use proxy servers.

## About this task

Setting up a proxy server gives you the option to control access to the ServiceNow instance from the proxy server, and potentially allows a network configuration that can monitor usage statistics. However, because the proxy server intercepts the ODBC driver's requests to your ServiceNow instance, it will degrade the performance of the driver.  
Note:  
This feature is recommended for use with ODBC driver builds dated 7/15/2011 or later.

To
enable the use of proxy servers, the custom properties for proxy server settings
must be defined first for the data source. After that, these properties can be
overridden by specific ODBC DSNs.

## Procedure

1. In Windows, navigate to StartProgramsServiceNow ODBCManagement Console.
2. Expand the Console Root tree to: ServiceNow ODBC Manager\\Manager\\\<installation location\>\\Services\\ServiceNow_ODBC\\Data Source Settings\\ServiceNow\\IP Parameters.
3. Double-click the DataSourceIpCustomProperties attribute.  
   Figure 1. ODBC proxy
4. Set the following custom properties to configure the ODBC proxy server.  
   {#configure-odbc-proxy-servers__table_nnj_ykt_jp__entry__3}

   | Property name | Description | Example |
   |-|-|-|
   | proxy_host | The proxy server host name or IP address. | proxy.company.com |
   | proxy_port | The proxy server port number. | 8080 |
   | proxy_user_name | The proxy server user name or id, used in an authenticating proxy configuration. | odbc_user |
   | proxy_user_password | The proxy server user password, used with the proxy_name value in an authenticating proxy configuration. | \*\*\*\*\* |
   [Table 1. Configure ODBC to use proxy servers]

   {#configure-odbc-proxy-servers__table_nnj_ykt_jp}

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