Click New on the Connection menu.

Select MySQL.

Connection name: assign a name.
Server name: assign IP address or Server name.
User: enter the user id.
Password: enter the database password.
Port: Assign a port number - default port for MySQL database Server is "3306".
Database: enter the database name you want to connect to.
Connection timeout: define the time out setting in seconds.
SQL dialect: define which MySQL Server SQL dialect to use. That should be consistent with the MySQL Server version of your database.
Enable Offline mode: Learn more here
Select User Groups who can view the Connection: Assign user groups with privileges to open objects from this connection.
Click Ok to establish the connection.
Important!
In order to fully exploit all MS Excel© export functionality it is recommended that you install the MySQL Connector-ODBC 3.51 driver.
Please download and install form here:
http://www.dbxtra.com/Download/Drivers/mysql connector-odbc 3.51.msi
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