MongoDB General Settings

To successfully establish a new connection to local/remote server - no matter via SSL or SSH, set the database login information in the General tab. If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) does not provide direct access to its server, Secure Tunneling Protocol (SSH) is another solution.

Option	Description
Connection Name	Enter a friendly name to best describe your connection.
Add To	After you logged in Navicat Cloud or On-Prem Server, you can choose to save the connection to My Connections or a project.
Type	The type of your MongoDB server: Standalone, Shard Cluster or Replica Set.
SRV Record	Check this option to connect the server using an SRV Record.
Host	A host name where the database is situated or the IP address of the server.
Endpoint	The Endpoint for connecting to the Amazon Web Services instance.
Port	A TCP/IP port for connecting to the database server.
Member	Add or remove the members of replica set or the instances of sharded cluster to the connection.
Read Preference	Choose the replica set read preference for this connection.
Replica Set	The name of the replica set.
Authentication	None - No authentication. Password - Specify the Authentication Database name associated with the User Name and Password. LDAP - Specify the User Name and Password. Kerberos - Set the Kerberos Service Name and the user Principal. X.509 - x.509 certificate authentication.

Use MongoDB URI

You can also use a MongoDB URI to connect your MongoDB server. Simply click the URI button and paste the URI. Navicat Data Modeler will automatically fill out the options in the General, SSL and SSH tabs.