@@ -38,56 +38,53 @@ Procedure
3838
3939 .. step:: Click the :guilabel:`General` tab.
4040
41- .. procedure::
42- :style: connected
41+ a) Select a connection string scheme.
4342
44- .. step:: Select a connection string scheme.
43+ You can select one of the following options:
4544
46- You can select one of the following options:
45+ .. list-table::
46+ :header-rows: 1
47+ :class: border-table
4748
48- .. list-table::
49- :header-rows: 1
50- :class: border-table
49+ * - Connection String Scheme
50+ - Definition
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52- * - Connection String Scheme
53- - Definition
52+ * - mongodb
53+ - :manual:`Standard Connection String Format </reference/connection-string/>`.
54+ The standard format of the MongoDB connection URI is used to
55+ connect to a MongoDB deployment by specifying its hosts directly.
5456
55- * - mongodb
56- - :manual:`Standard Connection String Format </reference/connection-string/>`.
57- The standard format of the MongoDB connection URI is used to
58- connect to a MongoDB deployment by specifying its hosts directly.
57+ * - mongodb+srv
58+ - :manual:`DNS Seed List Connection Format
59+ </reference/connection-string/#dns-seed-list-connection-format>`.
60+ The ``+srv`` indicates to |compass| that the hostname that follows
61+ corresponds to a DNS SRV record.
5962
60- * - mongodb+srv
61- - :manual:`DNS Seed List Connection Format
62- </reference/connection-string/#dns-seed-list-connection-format>`.
63- The ``+srv`` indicates to |compass| that the hostname that follows
64- corresponds to a DNS SRV record.
63+ b) Enter a Hostname.
6564
66- .. step:: Enter a Hostname.
65+ In the :guilabel:`Host` field, enter the hosts or hostname of the server
66+ where the deployment is running.
6767
68- In the :guilabel:`Host` field, enter the hosts or hostname of the server
69- where the deployment is running.
68+ If you are running your deployment locally, this value is ``localhost``.
69+ If you are connecting to an Atlas cluster, see
70+ :atlas:`Connect to Database Deployment </connect-to-database-deployment/>`
71+ for Atlas-specific guidance on how to connect with |compass-short|.
7072
71- If you are running your deployment locally, this value is ``localhost``.
72- If you are connecting to an Atlas cluster, see
73- :atlas:`Connect to Database Deployment </connect-to-database-deployment/>`
74- for Atlas-specific guidance on how to connect with |compass-short|.
73+ If you are not sure of your hostname, contact your Database
74+ Administrator for information.
7575
76- If you are not sure of your hostname, contact your Database
77- Administrator for information.
76+ c) (Optional) Enable Direct Connection.
7877
79- .. step:: (Optional) Enable Direct Connection.
78+ When you use the ``mongodb`` Connection String Scheme, you have the
79+ option to enable a :driver:`Direct Connection
80+ </node/current/fundamentals/connection/#direct-connection>`. When you
81+ enable this setting, |compass-short| runs all operations on the specified
82+ host.
8083
81- When you use the ``mongodb`` Connection String Scheme, you have the
82- option to enable a :driver:`Direct Connection
83- </node/current/fundamentals/connection/#direct-connection>`. When you
84- enable this setting, |compass-short| runs all operations on the specified
85- host.
86-
87- .. important::
88- When you specify ``directConnection`` and connect to a secondary member
89- of a replica set, your write operations fail because it is not the
90- primary member.
84+ .. important::
85+ When you specify ``directConnection`` and connect to a secondary member
86+ of a replica set, your write operations fail because it is not the
87+ primary member.
9188
9289 .. step:: (Optional) For advanced connection configuration options, click the :ref:`Advanced <advanced-connection-tab>` tab.
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