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# filestream access level Server Configuration Option
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Use the filestream_access_level option to change the FILESTREAM access level for this instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  Before this option has any effect, the Windows administration settings for FILESTREAM must be enabled. You can enable these settings when you install [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] or by using [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Configuration Manager.  
  
|Value|Definition|  
|-----------|----------------|  
|0|Disables FILESTREAM support for this instance.|  
|1|Enables FILESTREAM for [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] access.|  
|2|Enables FILESTREAM for [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] and Win32 streaming access.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Engine Configuration - Filestream](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/641a10a1-ae52-4d26-8f1c-a032a4aeff02)   
 [Enable and Configure FILESTREAM](../../relational-databases/blob/enable-and-configure-filestream.md)