How to Create Inbound Firewall Rule for SQL Server Ports in Windows Server 2012 R2. Let’s create a rule for SQL Server ports (which I’m going to use in SCCM deployment).
1. Start the system and log in (with admin rights user);
2. Otwarte Panel sterowania (you may use the search or Right Mouse Button to click on Start). Kliknij Firewall Windows;
3. After that click on Advanced Settings;
4. Firewall Windows console open. If you click on Właściwości (right side) – you can disable firewalls for all networks. We going to Inbound Rules (left side) for our rule creation;
5. Kliknij New Rule;
6. Rule creation process begins. W moim przypadku, I create a rule for Inbound TCP ports. Dla Rule Type select option Port i kliknij Następny;
7. Dla Protocol and Ports select option TCP I Special Local Ports. używam 2 ports for SCCM deployment (8080, 14331) and also added standard SQL TCP ports. After entering ports click Następny;
8. Dla Action (in this case leave by default Allow the connection). Trzask Następny;
9. Dla Profile select all network profiles, trzask Następny;
10. Enter the name of your rule (for example SQL TCP), so you can easily find it in the future. Trzask Skończyć;
11. In the last screenshot, you see two rules, which I created for SQL Server. One for TCP ports and one for UPD port (1434).
