Learn how to use SQL Server Configuration Manager to configure authentication modes, service accounts, encryption options, and firewall rules for your SQL Server instance.

SQL Server Configuration Manager is installed along with installation of SQL Server which you can do by following the steps mentioned earlier. The default path of this utility is C:\Windows ...

Much of the Configuration Manager SQL Server view schema maps to the SMS Provider WMI schema, which is used when building WQL-based queries and collections in the Configuration Manager console.