Connect to SQL Server Through a Proxy Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)

This topic describes how to connect to SQL Server through a proxy server in SQL Server 2012 by using SQL Server Configuration Manager. To listen remotely by way of Remote WinSock (RWS), define the local address table (LAT) for the proxy server so that the listening node address is outside the range of LAT entries.

Using SQL Server Configuration Manager

To enable connections to SQL Server through Microsoft Proxy Server

  1. Follow the steps in Configure a Server to Listen on a Specific TCP Port (SQL Server Configuration Manager) to determine which TCP/IP ports are used by the Database Engine, or to configure the Database Engine to use a desired port.

  2. In your proxy server define the local address table (LAT) for the proxy server so that the listening node address is outside the range of LAT entries. For more information, see your proxy server documentation.

To access SQL Server Configuration Manager Using Windows 8

Because SQL Server Configuration Manager is a snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console program and not a stand-alone program, SQL Server Configuration Manager not does not appear as an application when running Windows 8. To open SQL Server Configuration Manager, in the Search charm, under Apps, type SQLServerManager11.msc (for SQL Server 2012) or SQLServerManager10.msc for (SQL Server 2008), and then press Enter.