Configure the Informix Native Client (Windows)

Use the following steps to connect your Informix client on Windows operating systems.

1. Log in to the machine that contains the Informix native client.
   
2. Expand your Start and Programs menus.
   
3. Expand the folder associated with your Informix client install.
   
4. Launch the IBM Informix SetNet32 utility.
   
5. Click the Environment tab.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Ensure that the following environment variables are set:
   
   • INFORMIXDIR - The full path to the root of the local Informix client installation
     
   • INFORMIXSERVER - The name of the target Informix server
     
7. Click the Server Information tab.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Fill in these fields:
   
   • IBM Informix Server: The Informix server name
     
   • Host Name: The name of the machine on which the database resides
     
   • Protocol Name: Leave the default olsoctcp entry unless OpenLink Product Support or Informix Support instructs you otherwise
     
   • Service Name: This is the Informix socket name. This value must also appear in the Windows TCP/IP services file, C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\etc\services or C:\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc\services.
     
   • Options: Leave this field blank
     
9. Click the Host Information tab.
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Fill in these fields:
    
    • Current Host: This should match the Host name on the Server Information tab
      
    • User Name: This passes a valid user name for the database to which you are trying to connect.
      
    • Password Option: Choose the appropriate password option for your database
      
    • Password: Fill in this option if you opted to authenticate with a password.
      
11. Click Apply.
    
12. Click OK.

Test your configuration

1. Expand your Start and Programs menus.
   
2. Expand the folder associated with your Informix Client SDK installation.
   
3. Launch the iLogin Demo.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Expand the File menu.
   
5. Select Run.
   
6. Enter the same authentication parameters that you entered in SetNet32.
   
7. Click OK.
   
8. Successful connections result in database information being displayed on screen.