The following instruction guides you through the process of creating a new connection for server. To successfully establish a new connection to local/remote Oracle Server - no matter via SSH, set the connection properties in the corresponding boxes: Connection name, Host name, Port number, User name, and Password.
Connection Name
A friendly name to best describe your connection.
Connection Type
Connection type for connecting to the server: Basic.
Basic
In Basic mode, Navicat connects to Oracle through the Oracle Call Interface (OCI). OCI is an application programming interface that allows an application developer to use a third-generation language's native procedure or function calls to access the Oracle database server and control all phases of SQL statement execution. OCI is a library of standard database access and retrieval functions in the form of a dynamic-link library.
Host Name/IP Address
A host name where the database is situated or the IP address of the server.
Port
A TCP/IP port for connecting to the database server.
Service Name/SID
Set the Service Name/SID which the user connects when making connection. Select the corresponding radio button.
User Name
User name for connecting to the database server.
Password
Password for connecting to the server.
See also:
Advanced Settings
Related topics:
SSH