Enable Remote SQL Server Connections in 5 Steps

To configure remote connections in SQL Server, the following steps need to be taken:

1. Ensure that SQL Server is installed and running.
2. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager. You can locate it by searching for “SQL Server Configuration Manager” in the Windows start menu.
3. Expand the “SQL Server Network Configuration” option in SQL Server Configuration Manager, and select “Protocols for [SQL Server instance name]”.
4. Make sure that the “TCP/IP” protocol is enabled in the right window. If it is disabled, right-click on it and select “Enable”.
5. Right-click on the TCP/IP protocol and choose “Properties”.
6. Locate the “IPAll” section in the “IP Addresses” tab.
7. Set the “TCP Port” to the port number that the SQL Server instance will use (default is 1433).
8. Make sure the “Enabled” option is checked.
9. Click “OK” to save changes.
10. Restart the SQL Server service for the changes to take effect.
11. Allow the port used by SQL Server to pass through the firewall settings.
12. Make sure that the authentication mode of the SQL Server instance is set to mixed mode (including both Windows authentication and SQL Server authentication).
13. Connect to the SQL Server instance remotely using SQL Server Management Studio or other tools.

Once the above steps have been completed, you can use a remote connection tool to connect to the SQL Server instance. Please note that when connecting remotely, you may need to provide the correct IP address and port number to connect to the SQL Server instance.