ora_setup fails accessing the ASM logs on a remote database server (4303129)

Ora_Setup fails when connecting to the ASM instance with TNS when setup with Oracle client on local server fetching the logs / data from a remote database.

Enter an ASM admin (has both sysdba and sysasm privilege) username for SPLEXASM.

SharePlex will use it to connect to the ASM instance. : asmplex

NOTE: Appending ASM TNS alias to password via @ sign is not needed

Enter user password for asmplex

:  empty response--try again:

 Connecting to ASM using credentials supplied. Validating user name and password. . . This may take a few seconds.

Error! Unable to login using the user name and password just entered.

 The user name and password specified are not valid.