Connecting through SCAN listener

Utilizing SCAN name to connect to a RAC database

First to get details on scan
xxxxxlnx447:/app/grid/11.2.0.3/log/xxxxxlnx447 ->srvctl config scan
SCAN name: xxxxx-scan.xxx.com, Network: 1/142.11.xx7.0/255.255.255.0/eth0
SCAN VIP name: scan1, IP: /xxxxx-scan.xxx.com/142.11.xx7.x8
SCAN VIP name: scan2, IP: /xxxxx-scan.xxx.com/142.11.xx7.x7
SCAN VIP name: scan3, IP: /xxxxx-scan.xxx.com/142.11.xx7.x6

C:\Users\xxxxxx>sqlplus username/passwd@xxxxx-scan.xxx.com:1521/service.xxx.com