--- title: Configure the Windows Firewall to allow SQL Server access description: Learn how to configure the Windows Firewall to allow access to an instance of the SQL Server through the firewall.

Learn how to install and configure SQL Server Management Studio, download a SQL Server, and connect them on a Windows 11/10/Server computer..

This part covers the SQL Server installation and configuration for a SCCM 2012 R2 environment. SQL server will be installed on a dedicated server. (If SQL server is installed on the same server as the ...