# Connection tab

In this tab, you can define the following properties, as described in the table below.

| Option                     | Description                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hostname or IP address** | Specifies the network name or address of the Splunk instance or instances.                                                                    |
| **Port**                   | Indicates the port number of the Splunk (splunkd) server. The default value is 8089, but your administrator may have changed the port number. |
| **User name**              | Specifies the user name required to access the Splunk server.                                                                                 |
| **Password**               | Indicates the password associated with the **User name**.                                                                                     |
| **Test connection**        | After you define the connection, you can test it by clicking this button.                                                                     |