How to connect to SQL Server 2005 using SQL Server Management Studio?

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To connect to your Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database using SQL Server Management Studio for database managment, you will need to follow the steps listed below.

Open SQL Server Management Studio, the Connect to Server Window will pop up, select/enter the following:

Server Type: Database Engine
Server Name: [The SQL server name provided by OISSite.com and found in your hosting control panel]
Authentication: SQL Server Authentication
Login: [SQL 2005 Login name]
Password: [SQL 2005 Password]

Click connect and you will be connected to the OISSite.com SQL 2005 server.
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