Learn how to use SQL Server Configuration Manager to configure authentication modes, service accounts, encryption options, and firewall rules for your SQL Server instance.

Find out how to hide an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine. Client computers can't use the SQL Server Browser service to locate hidden instances. If you hide a named instance, you will need to ...

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.