# Redshift Data source

Please enter the following parameters to connect to a Redshift data source:

- Alias: name of the data source to be used in CData Virtuality Server
- Host / Port: IP address or hostname and port of the server where the data source is running
- SSL: use encrypted connection (available for Redshift data source)
- Schema / Database : schema / database name of the Redshift data source to connect to
- User name / Password: credentials to connect to data source
- Data source parameters: additional connection parameters
- Translator parameters: additional translator parameters
- JDBC parameters: additional JDBC parameters

Below are some examples of the most common data source parameters, see the reference manual for the full list:

- `importer.useFullSchemaName=TRUE` - schema names will be prefixed to table names to avoid duplicates

AWS S3 Load Options will set the credentials for using AWS S3:

- S3 Key ID: ID of the key which has proper permission to access the S3 bucket
- S3 Secret Key: secret key used to access the S3 bucket
- S3 Bucket Name : name of the S3 bucket to access
- S3 Region: region which the S3 bucket is located

To test the connection parameters press the Test connection button.