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title: "How to configure Segura® Database Proxy"
slug: "pam-session-how-to-configure-the-database-proxy-access-device"
updated: 2026-11-03T14:48:14Z
published: 2026-11-03T14:48:14Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/pam-session-how-to-configure-the-database-proxy-access-device"
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# How to configure Segura™ Database Proxy

This document provides information about the step-by-step guide on how to configure the Database Proxy to access your database through Segura™.

          **Info**

          

To find out which databases and clients are approved by Segura™, access the [Database Proxy](/v4-2/docs/pam-session-about-database-proxy) documentation.

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### Requirements

- Have PAM admin permission in Segura™.

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### Parameters to establish a connection:

| Database | Device type | Vendor | Product | Connectivity | Port |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SQL Server | Database | Microsoft | Desired option | SQL Server 2022 and 2019 | 1433 |
| SQL Server | Database | Microsoft | Desired option | SQL Server 2017 and previous versions | 1435 |
| Post | Database | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL 9.x. | PostgreSQL | 5432 |
| Oracle | Database | Oracle | Oracle Database 10g | Oracle | 2484 |

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### Path to access

There are two ways to access the **Devices** configuration area. Follow one of these paths:

1. **Quick actions menu**: click the **Quick actions** icon, represented by a sheet of paper with the sum sign, and select Device.

or

1. In the upper left corner of the Segura™ platform, click the **Grid Menu**, represented by the nine squares, and select **Devices**.
2. On the side menu, select **Devices**.
3. Click the **View Actions** icon, represented by the three vertical dots, and click **+ New**.

Both actions will open a new pop-up window with the device registration form. Fill in the following data to configure the new device:

## Add a device

1. Register a device with the following data according to the values in the table above:
  1. On the tab **Information**, fill in the mandatory fields with the asterisk:
    1. **IP, hostname, or management URL**: type the information in which the device is registered.
    2. **Device name**: name that will be used to identify the device.
    3. **Device type**: choose Database.
    4. **Vendor**: choose the database vendor.
    5. **Product**: choose the database model.
    6. **Site**: select the option to which the database belongs.
    7. **Tags**: add the desired tags.
  2. On the tab **Connectivity**, fill in:
    1. **Connectivity**: choose the connectivity to be used.
    2. **Port**: the default number is automatically filled in. If you use a number other than the suggested port, make the change.
    3. Click **Save**.
    4. Click **Test** to confirm the connectivity.
2. Click **Save**.

The platform will display the confirmation notice. Once the configuration is finished, it’s important to set up a credential for this device. Access the [Credentials](/v4-2/docs/pam-credentials) documentation to know how to perform it.

          **Caution**

          

For **Oracle** device type, the credentials set up is done in a different way. To know how to register this type of credential, access the [How to configure a credential in Segura to use the Database Proxy with Oracle](/v4-2/docs/pam-session-how-to-configure-a-credential-in-senhasegura-to-use-the-database-proxy-with-oracle).