Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator: DSN Specifications
Procedure
- 32-Bit System
- Open the Control Panel
- Select Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
The ODBC Data Source Administrator opens.
- Choose the System DSN tab.
- 64-Bit System
Important: System data sources are created in the ODBCAD32
location; they may not be listed on the System DSN tab when you open the ODBC Data Source Administrator on a 64-bit system.
- Click the Start button on the Windows task bar.
- Enter the following in the Command Line field.
c:\windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe
- Press Enter.
The ODBC Data Source Administrator opens.
- Select the DSN tab.
Results
The System Data Sources will be listed.
- The DSN name and location can be changed
- There are no restrictions to name or location of the DSN or databases as long as the structure and table names don???t change.
![](../common/../images/VDialogODBCAdminFPAlarmAdmin.png)
A | Select FPAMSERVER. |
B | Click Configure. |
An ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box opens.
- The database (.mdb) location can be changed.
For a UNC address, enter \\<Server name>\<Shared folder name>\<data>\<database filename>
- There are no restrictions to name or location of the DSN or databases as long as the structure and table names don???t change.
- Administration tools that are provided by Alarm Cast must be used to modify data in the databases.
- The default path is ..\Proficy CIMPLICITY\ALARMCAST\DATA\FPAMServer.MDB.
![](../common/../images/VDialogODBCAccessSetupFPAMSERVER.png)