1. On the Start menu, click Run, type WF.msc, and then click OK.

2. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, in the left pane, right-click Inbound Rules, and then click New Rule in the action pane.

3. In the Rule Type dialog box, select Port, and then click Next.

4. In the Protocol and Ports dialog box, select TCP. Select Specific local ports, and then type the port number of the instance of the Database Engine, such as 1433 for the default instance. Click Next.

5. In the Action dialog box, select Allow the connection, and then click Next.

6. In the Profile dialog box, select any profiles that describe the computer connection environment when you want to connect to the Database Engine, and then click Next.

7. In the Name dialog box, type a name and description for this rule, and then click Finish.

1. On the Start menu, click Run, type WF.msc, and then click OK.

2. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, in the left pane, right-click Inbound Rules, and then click New Rule in the action pane.

3. In the Rule Type dialog box, select Program, and then click Next.

4. In the Program dialog box, select This program path. Click Browse, and navigate to the instance of SQL Server that you want to access through the firewall, and then click Open. By default, SQL Server is at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\Sqlservr.exe. Click Next.

5. In the Action dialog box, select Allow the connection, and then click Next.

6. In the Profile dialog box, select any profiles that describe the computer connection environment when you want to connect to the Database Engine, and then click Next.

7. In the Name dialog box, type a name and description for this rule, and then click Finish.

1. On the Start menu, click Run, type firewall.cpl and then click OK.

2. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab, and then click Add Port.

3. In the Add a Port dialog box, in the Name text box, type SQL Server <instance name>.

4. In the Port number text box, type the port number of the instance of the Database Engine, such as 1433 for the default instance.

5. Verify that TCP is selected, and then click OK.

6. To open the port to expose the SQL Server Browser service, click Add Port, type SQL Server Browser in the Name text box, type 1434 in the Port Number text box, select UDP, and then click OK.

   Note
   To allow named pipes access through the firewall, you must also enable File and Printer Sharing through the firewall.

7. Close the Windows Firewall and the Properties dialog boxes.

Note
Click Add Program in the Windows Firewall dialog box for additional options, such as granting access to specific programs and restricting access to certain IP addresses or network subnets. For more information, see the Windows documentation.

1. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, on the Exceptions tab, click Add Program.

2. Click Browse, and navigate to the instance of SQL Server that you want to access through the firewall, and then click Open. By default, SQL Server is at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\Sqlservr.exe.

3. To close the Windows firewall program, click OK twice.

For a brief tutorial about how to configure a static port, open the firewall, and connect to the Database Engine by using SQL Server Management Studio, see Tutorial: Getting Started with the Database Engine.