Connecting to aa Oracle Server Using Power Query

Hi
Just got started with Power Query,
I want to get connected to the remote Oracle Server, which is used as DB by our Internal Ticketing system.
Can Any one let me know how can I get connected to Oracle Server. I had gone through some documentation from below link
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/connect-to-an-oracle-database-HA104019815.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA104003952
and downloaded the "instantclient-basic-windows.x64-12.1.0.1.0" from Oracle Site too.
Can some one guide me on how to proceed further.
Regards
Surya

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