Connect to Server (Connection Properties Page) Database Engine
Use this tab to view or specify options when connecting to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine or registering Database Engine in Registered Servers. Connect and Options only appear in this dialog box when connecting to an instance of the Database Engine. Test and Save only appear in this dialog box when registering Database Engine.
Options
Connect to database
Select a database to connect to from the list. If you select <default>, you will be connected to the default database for the server. If you select <Browse server>, you can browse the server for the database you would like to connect to.Network protocol
Select a protocol from the list. The available client protocols are those that you configured using the Client Network Configuration in Computer Management.Network packet size
Enter the size of the network packets to be sent. The default is 4096 bytes.Connection timeout
Enter the number of seconds to wait for a connection to be established before timing out. The default value is 15 seconds.Execution timeout
Enter the amount of time in seconds to wait before execution of a task is completed on the server. The default value is zero seconds, which indicates there is no time-out.Encrypt connection
Forces encryption of the connection.Use custom color
Select to specify the background color for the status bar in a Database Engine Query Editor window. To specify the color, click Select. In the Color dialog box, select a predefined color from the Basic Colors grid or click Define Custom Colors to define and use a custom color.When you specify a color for a server entry in the Object Explorer pane, that color is used when you open a Query Editor window. To open a Query Editor window, either right-click the server entry and select New Query; or, when the Object Explorer pane is active and focused on this server, click New Query on the toolbar.
When you specify a color for a server entry in the Registered Servers pane, that color is used when you open a Query Editor window. To open a Query Editor window, either right-click the server entry and select New Query; or, when the Registered Server pane is active and focused on this server, click New Query on the toolbar.
On the File menu, when you click New and then Database Engine Query, the color you that you specify in the Connect to Server dialog box applies to that Query Editor window.
Reset All
Replace all manually entered connection property values with their defaults.Connect
Attempt a connection using the listed values.Options
Click to change the dialog and hide the additional server connection options, such as remembering the password.Test
When registering Database Engine in Registered Servers, click to test the connection.Save
Saves the settings in Registered Servers.