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# Connecting from Excel

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An Atoti session comes with its own dashboarding app but it can also be queried from other clients such as Excel.

With Excel, the connection is done through the session’s `/xmla` endpoint.

Create a new connection to an Analysis Services.
Use this URL for the server field and choose to connect with:

* **Use Windows Authentication** if [`Kerberos authentication`](../api/atoti.config.security.kerberos_config#atoti.KerberosConfig) has been configured accordingly
* **User Name and Password**:
  * Without security, leave these fields blank.
  * With [`security`](../api/atoti.config.session_config#atoti.SessionConfig.security), fill them with your basic authentication [`credentials`](../api/atoti.security.basic_authentication_security.BasicAuthenticationSecurity.credentials#atoti.security.basic_authentication_security.BasicAuthenticationSecurity.credentials).

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