SQL Server Configuration Manager is a tool that allows you to manage the security settings of your SQL Server instances, services, and network protocols.

SQL Server Configuration Manager is installed along with installation of SQL Server which you can do by following the steps mentioned earlier. The default path of this utility is C:\Windows ...

Much of the Configuration Manager SQL Server view schema maps to the SMS Provider WMI schema, which is used when building WQL-based queries and collections in the Configuration Manager console.