Installing SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server must be installed on at least one computer. To install it, follow the instructions that come with the application.
SQL Server Developer Edition: Enabling remote connections
If you have installed SQL Server Developer Edition, enable remote connections as follows:
1 From the Start menu choose Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Configuration Tools > SQL Server Surface Area Configuration.
This opens the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration dialog box.
2 Click Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections.
3 In the left frame of the next screen, click the View by Instance tab. Expand the node for the SQL instance that you are using, and then click Remote Connections.
4 In the right frame, select Local and remote connections and then Using both TCP/IP and Named Pipes.
5 Click OK, and then close the program.
6 Stop SQL Server, and then start it again to implement the change.
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