title: "Tutorial: Getting Started with the Database Engine | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "06/21/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: "database-engine" ms.component: "tutorial" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "sql" ms.technology:
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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]. To install [!INCLUDEssManStudio], see Download SQL Server Management Studio.