1Password for Safari Will Not Unlock Unless I Connect 1Password / 1Password for Safari

I think I discovered the problem and things seem to be working.

In the below image there is an option in the 1Password desktop app that reads " Connect with 1Password in the browser".

It would be helpful were someone to explain the need / use case for this option as toggling it off makes 1Password for Safari inoperable. It is a though the desktop app is the data base / engine and without it the 1Password for Safari Extension cannot access any data (i.e., it has nothing to do with synchronizing unlocking).

Worth noting, it appears to have a different impact that the 1Password for Safari Extension setting of "Integrate this extension with teh 1Password desktop app". It is a though this is related to synchronizing unlocking (i.e., it has nothing to do with data access).

Perhaps someone from 1P can chime in?

Thank you.