= Connecting to {brandname} Servers

Do one of the following:

* Run the `connect` command to connect to a {brandname} server on the default port of `11222`:
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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[disconnected]> connect
[hostname1@cluster//containers/default]>
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* Specify the location of a {brandname} server. For example, connect to a local server that has a port offset of 100:
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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[disconnected]> connect 127.0.0.1:11322
[hostname2@cluster//containers/default]>
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