SQL Server General Settings

To successfully establish a new connection to local/remote server - no matter via 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.

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.

Initial Database

Set the initial database which user connects when making connection.

Authentication

SQL Server Authentication - Use login records to validate the connection.
Windows Authentication - When a user connects through a Windows user account, SQL Server validates the account name and password using the Windows principal token in the operating system.

User Name

User name for connecting to the database server.

Password

Password for connecting to the database server.