| title | Tutorial: Getting Started with the Database Engine | Microsoft Docs | |||||
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| ms.date | 2016-06-02 | |||||
| ms.prod | sql-server-2016 | |||||
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| ms.assetid | 655e709b-346b-469c-bddc-a5a0238d07e0 | |||||
| caps.latest.revision | 20 | |||||
| author | BYHAM | |||||
| ms.author | rickbyh | |||||
| manager | jhubbard |
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Welcome to the Getting Started with the [!INCLUDEssDE] tutorial. This tutorial is intended for users who are new to [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] and who have installed [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] or [!INCLUDEssExpress]. This brief tutorial helps you get started using the [!INCLUDEssDE].
This tutorial shows you how to connect to the [!INCLUDEssDE] using [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull] on both the local computer and from another computer.
This tutorial is divided into two lessons:
Lesson 1: Connecting to the Database Engine
In this lesson, you will learn how to connect to the [!INCLUDEssDE] and enable additional people to connect.
Lesson 2: Connecting from Another Computer
In this lesson, you will learn how to connect to the [!INCLUDEssDE] from a second computer, including enabling protocols, configuring ports, and configuring firewall settings.
This tutorial has no knowledge prerequisites.
Your system must have the following installed to use this tutorial:
- [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull]. [!INCLUDEssManStudio] can be installed by running [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] setup or by downloading and installing from Microsoft Download Center.