The document provides instructions for configuring SQL Server Express 2012. It details the steps to install SQL Server Express and select mixed mode authentication. It also describes how to enable TCP/IP access, set the TCP port to 1433, restart the SQL Server service, and allow port 1433 in the Windows firewall.
The document provides instructions for configuring SQL Server Express 2012. It details the steps to install SQL Server Express and select mixed mode authentication. It also describes how to enable TCP/IP access, set the TCP port to 1433, restart the SQL Server service, and allow port 1433 in the Windows firewall.
1. Install
SQL
Server
Express
The
only
thing
special
is
to
choose
Mixed
Mode
(SQL
Server
and
Windows
Authentication)
for
Authentication
Mode.
Thus,
the
database
can
be
accessible
by
using
SQL
Server
account/password.
(In
this
case,
administrator
account
sa
will
be
used
for
SC
login
by
default)
2. Enable
TCP/IP
protocol
access
for
SQL
Server
Find
SQL
Server
configuration
manager,
check
SQL
Server
Configuration
->
Protocols
for
SQLEXPRESS
->
TCP/IP,
and
make
sure
it
is
Enabled.
3. Set
SQL
Server
TCP
port
to
1433
In
TCP/IP
Properties
page,
find
IPALL
and
set
TCP
Port
to
1433.
4. Restart
SQL
Server
Service
5. Allow
TCP
port
1433
in
Windows
Firewall
Inbound
rules
Find
Control
Panel
->
System
and
Security
->Windows
Firewall->Advanced
settings.
Create
a
new
Inbound
rule
for
TCP
Port
1433.
a) Rule
type