# Connect to Your TiDB Cluster - Dedicated Tier
+ For Dedicated Tier clusters, you can connect to your cluster via one of the following methods:
  + Connect via standard connection
  + Connect via private endpoint
  + Connect via VPC peering
  + Connect via SQL Shell
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Connect via standard connection
  The standard connection exposes a public endpoint with traffic filters, so you can connect to your TiDB cluster via a SQL client from your laptop. You can connect to your TiDB clusters using TLS, which ensures the security of data transmission from your applications to TiDB clusters.

Connect via private endpoint (recommended)
  Private endpoint connection provides a private endpoint to allow SQL clients in your VPC to securely access services over AWS PrivateLink, which provides highly secure and one-way access to database services with simplified network management.

Connect via VPC peering
  If you want lower latency and more security, set up VPC peering and connect via a private endpoint using a VM instance on the corresponding cloud provider in your cloud account.

Connect via SQL Shell
  To try TiDB SQL and test out TiDB's compatibility with MySQL quickly, or administer user privileges.