Register a Connected Server using 2012 SQL Server Management Studio

Register a Connected Server using 2012 SQL Server Management Studio :-

By registering the server, you can save the connection information for servers that we access frequently. A server can be registered before connecting, or at the time of connection
from Object Explorer.


To register a connected server:-
Open up sql server management studio 2012.
In Object Explorer, right-click a server to which you already are connected, and then click Register.

* Server name
Enter the name you want to use for the registered server. Registering a local or remote server using SQL Server Management Studio lets you store the server connection information
for future connections. This field defaults to the server name entered when you were connecting to the server. You can retain this server name or enter another easy-to-use
name for the server.

* Authentication
There are two type of authentication available .
a.Windows authentication
b.Sql server authentication

Choose anyone of above for the authentication method.

* Server description
Enter an optional description of the server. The maximum number of characters allowed is 250.

* Save
Click to save the information you have entered and create a registered server.