If the server is a Windows-based machine, begin the IP address or hostname with the "smb://" prefix. Click on the "Connect" button to initiate a connection.

For example, let’s say you use the same account on all of your data center servers on the IP address scheme 192.168.1.x. You could configure that at the top of the config file with two simple lines: ...

Once we have it installed, I’ll show you how to connect it to a remote MongoDB server. Do note that using MongoDB Compass is the same, regardless of what platform you are using.