Connecting to the Perforce server

To connect to a Perforce server:
  1. Choose File>Open Connection... The Open Connection dialog is displayed. If you have previously used the connection, select it from the Recent connections pulldown menu. Otherwise,
  2. In the Connect to: fields, enter the Server and Port for this connection.
  3. In the Connect as: fields, enter your user name and password (if a password is configured for the user).
  4. (Optional) In the Open Workspace fields, specify the name of your client workspace.
  5. Click OK. P4V connects to the specified Perforce server and displays the Files window.

Each time you connect to a server other than the currently-connected one, P4V displays a new Connection window. For details about specifying the Perforce server port, refer to the Perforce User's Guide.

The following command-line startup flags are supported by p4v.exe: