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Configuring the ADO Client : Connecting to an ADO Data Source : ADO Connection Dialogs
 

ADO Connection Dialogs

When your data consumer requests the ADO provider to prompt for missing connection parameters and an ADO data source has not been specified, the Configuration Manager dialog box appears.
Select the data source that you want to use from the Data Source List field. You may add, remove, or configure data sources from the Configuration Manager as described in .
Your data consumer may be prompted by other connection dialogs for information required to make an OpenAccess SDK data access connection.
An OpenAccess SDK data access connection involves the following stages:
The OpenAccess SDK Client connects to the OpenAccess SDK Server, which connects to the database. The OpenAccess SDK Server does not communicate with the database until the Client has been authenticated.
1. A network connection is established.
2. An authentication mechanism is used to establish the identity of the OpenAccess SDK Client to the OpenAccess SDK Server.
3. Based on information provided by the OpenAccess SDK Client application (for example, a database user name and password), a database connection is established.
In this section: 
* Stage 1: Establishing a Network Connection
* Stage 2: OpenAccess SDK Server Authentication
* Stage 3: Data Store Logon