how to confgure sqlserver 2012 to be accessed from workstation

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I have Sqlserver 2012 express with tools installed on windows 2012 server on a network with domain I want to access server databases and modify them from sqlserver management studio installed on workstation running windows 7 32 bit and have the same sqlserver 2012 express with tools installed on it

I need to access the local databases and the server databases as needed from the workstation

Posted 3-Feb-16 20:22pm

samerselo

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_Asif_ 4-Feb-16 2:44am

you have installed sql server 2012 on windows 2012 server and windows 7 workstation and after this you don't know how to connect to local database present on windows 7 work station and databases present on windows server 2012. is that right?

samerselo 4-Feb-16 2:54am

I can access the local databases
but I failed to connect to ones at server it gives me server not found or not accessible

_Asif_ 4-Feb-16 4:37am

how you are connecting? Using SQL Server Management Studio -> Connect -> Database Engine -> Server Name -> IP Address?

samerselo 4-Feb-16 8:13am

server name\sqlexpress

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hi,

You can Use in server name : Ip address or Server name/instance name of the Sql server with User and Password.

Posted 4-Feb-16 3:07am

Nigam,Ashish

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-04T03:48:00

Solution 2

By default, SQL Server Express does not allow remote connections. You have to enable remote connections. Google for "SQL Server Express enable remote connections"[^]

Posted 4-Feb-16 3:48am

Dave Kreskowiak