| Nickname | a name to help you identify this repository connection when multiple connections are present |
| Host | the IBM i host name or IP address that is used to connect to that system. Don't include the http(s):// or the port number in this field. |
| MDCMS Rest API Port | the port number that the MDCMS REST API server is listening on, or the port number that a proxy server that forwards http traffic is listening on. If left blank, 80 will be used for unsecured traffic and 443 for secured traffic |
| Use HTTPs | click if SSL certificates are in place for the MDCMS REST server connection |
| Ignore Certificate Errors | click if the connection may be established even if the certificate isn't trusted, is expired or doesn't match the address |
| SSH Port | the port number that the OpenSSH server on the IBM i partition is listening on. This is typically 22. |
| Username (required) | a valid user profile on the IBM i |
| Password (required) | the password for the profile |
| Environment | the instance of MDCMS on the partition to connect to. Leave blank if for the default instance which is the libraries MDCMS, MDREP, MDSEC and MDXREF. If there is a suffix for the library names for the instance, the suffix should be entered here as the environment value. |
| ASP Group | The name of an ASP (auxilliary storage) Device that should be added to the namespace at startup. Leave blank if only using system storage for the connection |