To open a port in the Windows
firewall for TCP access
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.
