MySQL Workbench remote connection to database (2 replies)

I am new to MySQL and am having an issue connecting remotely to MSQL.

I have a MySQL instance (version 5.6.26) installed on a Windows server and am attempting to connect to it remotely (same network) on a Win7 computer using MySQL Workbench (Version 6.3.4.0 build 828 (32 bits)) and the root account credentials.

I get the following message....
Connecting to MySQL server ...
Access denied for user 'root'@'xx.xx.x.xx' (using password: YES)

I have confirmed that the instance of MySQL on the server is running. I have also turned off the Windows firewall firewall to ensure that it is not an issue.

Any ideas? THanks for any assistance.