To set up an ODBC data source for your Oracle client, perform the following steps:

• From Windows, click Start, then select Settings, Control Panel, Administrative Tools and Data Sources (ODBC). The ODBC Data Source Administrator window appears.

• Click the System DSN tab, and click Add to create a new data source. The Create New Data Source window appears. Your Oracle client driver should appear on this list:

	If you do not have an Oracle client, you can install the Oracle Database Instant Client, which enables you to use ODBC to interact with your Oracle server. See Setting Up an Oracle Database Instant Client for more details.

• Select your Oracle client driver from the list, and click Finish. The ODBC Oracle Driver Configuration window appears.

• In the Data Source Name field, type the name that you want to use for this ODBC data source.

• In the TNS Service Name field, type the name of your Oracle service. This is the name that is specified in the tnsnames.ora file that is defined for your Oracle client.

• In the User ID field, type the username that you use to log into the Oracle database. The Oracle ODBC Driver Configuration window should now look something like this:

	If you want to ensure that your connection is working, click Test Connection. You will be asked to supply the password for your Oracle username. If the connection is defined properly, a popup box will appear, notifying you that the connection was successful.

• Click OK to create the ODBC data source for your Oracle client. The new data source now appears in the ODBC Data Source Administrator window:

The data source is now ready for use. For details on how to configure an Iguana channel to use an Oracle ODBC data source, see Using an ODBC Oracle Data Source.