


There are two methods for configuring Windows Firewall for SQL Server.Ĭhoose one of the two methods below, that best suits your IT policy:

You need to be a member of the Administrators group to perform the steps in this document. It is also assumed that you have configured SQL Server for remote access, either manually, or by following the steps in How To: Configure SQL Server for Remote Access. Other Firewalls may have similar settings that can be applied. This article only applies to Windows Defender Firewall. To follow the steps in this document you will need to have one of the versions of SQL Server running on one of the versions of Windows mentioned above.
