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title: "Using Quantify to Log In to a Remote Quantify Database"
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updated: 2025-03-26T10:12:51Z
published: 2025-04-14T11:00:00Z
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# Using Quantify to Log in to a Remote Quantify Database

You can use the Quantify installation on your computer to log in to a remote Quantify database. Once logged in, you can work with that database.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important:** If you want to use Quantify to log in to a remote database, you must have Quantify Web installed.

To use Quantify to log in to a Quantify database:

1. Double-click the Quantify icon on your desktop,

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-OB4DD0KW.png)

The *Quantify Login* dialog appears.
2. Click the **Connect to a Database or Remote Server** button ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/3dbf091c-25b9-43f4-a929-6b3a05faa689.png)). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/39343d7f-7781-48fc-bf85-809251a24d66.png) The *Connection Settings* dialog appears.
3. Click the **Remote Server** radio button. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/de33f5ba-e318-445d-a2bf-3076458587f5.png)
4. Click in the **Server Address** text field and enter the address of the Quantify database. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/be0c3fe3-54c7-46e7-a824-ffa5a35efc3d.png)
5. As necessary, click the **Connect Using SSL** checkbox, to put a check in it. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d09083c2-cf9b-418e-916f-e779300a25b3.png)
6. Click **OK**. The *Quantify Login* dialog returns.
7. Click in the **Username** text field and enter the appropriate username.
8. Click in the **Password** text and enter the appropriate password.

> [!WARNING]
> **Note**: Username and Password must exist in the Quantify database.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/10ce06fd-faf1-4faf-9caa-45a3c7e4894f.png)
9. Click **OK**

Quantify launches and connects to the Quantify database. The interface appears, displaying information from the remote database.