Using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator

You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to edit the DSN configuration. Note that the DSN is created during the installation process.

Complete the following steps to edit the DSN configuration:

1. Select Start > Search, and enter ODBC Data Sources in the Search box.
2. Choose the version of the ODBC Administrator that corresponds to the bitness of your application (32-bit or 64-bit).
3. Click the System DSN tab.
4. Select the system data source and click Configure.
5. Edit the information on the Connection tab and click OK.

Note: For .NET Framework 4.0, the driver distributes Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable. For .NET Framework 3.5, the driver distributes Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable.

Connecting to Splunk APIs

You must specify the URL to a valid Splunk server. By default the driver makes requests on port 8089.

By default, the driver attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL with the server. See SSL Configuration for more information on TLS/SSL configuration.

Authenticating to Splunk

Login with Splunk credentials is the only available authentication method for connecting to Splunk.

Splunk credentials

To authenticate with Splunk credentials, set the User and Password to your login credentials.

Splunk Token

To authenticate with Splunk token, set the AuthScheme to AccessToken; and AccessToken property to your token generated form Splunk UI under Users and Authentication/Tokens.