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title: "Getting started with Cloud DB for MSSQL"
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# Getting started with Cloud DB for MSSQL

Available in Classic

Getting started explains the tasks you must perform to use Cloud DB for MSSQL properly after reviewing the usage environment and supported specifications and becoming familiar with the overall [quickstart](/docs/en/clouddbformssql-procedure) and [glossary](/docs/en/clouddbformssql-glossary). Getting started covers the following topics:

- How to create an application server in the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
- How to test application server connection.
- How to create a MSSQL Server in the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
- How to test access to the MSSQL Server.

Once you complete these steps, you have finished the basic process required to use Cloud DB for MSSQL. Afterward, you can perform the following tasks for more efficient server management and operation:

- Permissions management for using NAVER Cloud Platform's Sub Account.

You can perform these tasks after requesting access to Sub Account, not Cloud DB for MSSQL, and this guide does not describe them in detail. For detailed usage instructions, see the [Sub Account user guide](/docs/en/subaccount-overview).

## Create an application server

To create an application server from the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

              Note

              

This section provides a brief overview of how to create an application server. For more information about the full creation procedure, see the [Server user guide](/docs/en/server-create-classic).

1. Access the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. In the top-right corner, click **Region & Platform**.
3. Select your region and the **Classic** platform, then click **[Apply]**.
4. In the top-left corner, click **Menu**.
5. Navigate to **All services** > **Compute** > **Server**.
6. Click **[Create server]**.
7. Select a **Windows** server image and click **[Next]**.
8. Enter the required information and click **[Next]**.
9. If you do not have an existing authentication key, then create a new authentication key and click **[Next]**.
10. If you do not have any ACG, create a new one.
11. After the final confirmation, click **[Create server]**.

              Caution

              

- To use remote desktop connection, select a Windows server image when creating the server.
- You use the application server ACG name later when adding an ACG to the MSSQL Server.

## Configure the connection environment

To configure the server connection environment in the Classic environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, you must configure port forwarding.

              Note

              

This section provides a brief overview of how to set up the access environment. For more information on setting up the access environment, see the following guide:

- [Port forwarding guide](/docs/en/server-manage-classic#%ED%8F%AC%ED%8A%B8%ED%8F%AC%EC%9B%8C%EB%94%A9%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95)

### Configure port forwarding

To configure port forwarding:

1. In the Classic environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All services** > **Compute** > **Server**.
2. Select the server for which you want to configure port forwarding, and then click **[Configure port forwarding]**.
3. Enter the external port number to configure and click **[Add]**.
  - The available external port range is 1,024–65,534. This external port can be used only for server access.
4. Click **[Apply]**.

#### Check admin password

To check the administrator (root) password required to access the application server, after configuring port forwarding:

1. In the Classic environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All services** > **Compute** > **Server**.
2. Click **[Server management and settings]** and click the Check administrator password menu.
3. Enter the authentication key generated while creating the server.
4. Click **[Check password]**.
5. Check the password.

## Test the application server connection

To test whether you can successfully connect to the application server using Remote Desktop Connection:

1. Navigate to **Start > All programs > Accessories > Remote desktop connection**.
2. Enter the public IP address for server access in the **Computer** field.  

![clouddbformssql-start-appconnect_vpc_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/clouddbformssql-start-appconnect_vpc_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A59%3A18Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A59%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B%2BNSoBHydPTpHyyDonUxhivR%2FirBsqVcGeK991JBNHw%3D)
3. Click **[Connect]**.
4. When the **Enter user credentials** popup appears, enter the ID and password obtained from the [administrator password check](/docs/en/clouddbformssql-start-classic#%EA%B4%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%9E%90%EB%B9%84%EB%B0%80%EB%B2%88%ED%98%B8%ED%99%95%EC%9D%B8).  

![clouddbformssql-start-appconnect2_vpc_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/clouddbformssql-start-appconnect2_vpc_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A59%3A18Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A59%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B%2BNSoBHydPTpHyyDonUxhivR%2FirBsqVcGeK991JBNHw%3D)
5. Click **[OK]**.
6. When the **Remote desktop connection** warning window appears, click **[Yes (Y)]**.  

![clouddbformssql-start-appconnect3_vpc_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/clouddbformssql-start-appconnect3_vpc_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A59%3A18Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A59%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B%2BNSoBHydPTpHyyDonUxhivR%2FirBsqVcGeK991JBNHw%3D)

              Note

              

You can change the password by selecting **Ctrl + Alt + End > Change password**.

## Create MSSQL Server

Some of the services provided by NAVER Cloud Platform require you to go through the subscription procedure from the console before the start of actual usage. However, Cloud DB for MSSQL starts being used as soon as you create an MSSQL Server, without a separate service subscription step. To create a MSSQL Server in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

              Note

              

- This section provides a brief overview of how to create a DB Server. For more instructions about the full creation process, see [Create an MSSQL Server](/docs/en/clouddbformssql-dbserver-classic#MSSQLServer%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1).
- Because Cloud DB for MSSQL does not require a separate subscription step, there is no separate unsubscription procedure. To stop using Cloud DB for MSSQL and prevent further charges, delete the MSSQL Server you created and are operating. For instructions on how to delete an MSSQL Server, see [Delete MySQL Server](/docs/en/clouddbformssql-dbserver-classic#MSSQLServer%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C).

1. In the Classic environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All services** > **Database** > **Cloud DB for MSSQL**.
2. Click the **DB Server** menu.
3. Click **[Create DB Server]**.
4. When the service subscription interface appears, enter the required information and click **[Next]**.
5. Click **[Create]**.

## ACG settings

To set the Access Control Group (ACG) for a MySQL server in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

              Note

              

This section provides a brief overview of how to set up ACG. For more information on how to set ACG, see [ACG user guide](/docs/en/server-acg-classic).

1. In the Classic environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All services** > **Database** > **Cloud DB for MSSQL**.
2. Click the **ACG** menu.  

![clouddbformssql-start_acg_vpc_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/clouddbformssql-start_acg_vpc_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A59%3A18Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A59%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B%2BNSoBHydPTpHyyDonUxhivR%2FirBsqVcGeK991JBNHw%3D)
3. Click and select the ACG to set up, and then click **[Set ACG]**.
  - Select the automatically created MSSQL Server ACG.
4. Enter the ACG name of the application server in **Access source**.
5. Enter the port number in **Allowed port**.
6. Click **[Add]**.
7. Click **[Apply]**.

## Test MSSQL Server connection

To test if you can connect properly to the created MSSQL Server by installing the MSSQL client:

1. Check the DNS name, DB connection port, account ID, and password required to connect to the MSSQL Server.
  - Navigate to **Menu** > **All services** > **Database** > **Cloud DB for MSSQL** > **DB Server**.
  - Click the service name of the MSSQL Server to connect to, and then check the following items.
    - DNS name: Check the **Private domain**.
    - DB access port: Check the **DB connection port**.
  - In **[DB management] > DB user management**, check the account ID and password.
2. After connecting to the application server, [Download SSMS](https://docs.microsoft.com/ko-kr/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16) to install it.
3. Access the SSMS.
4. Enter the DB server information in the connect to server popup.  

![database-9-1-501_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/database-9-1-501_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A59%3A18Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A59%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B%2BNSoBHydPTpHyyDonUxhivR%2FirBsqVcGeK991JBNHw%3D)
  - **Server type**: Database engine.
  - **Server name**: DNS name and DB connection port (separated by a comma).
    - **DNS name**: The private domain of the MSSQL Server to connect to.
    - **DB access port**: The connection port of the MSSQL Server to connect to.
  - **Authenticate**: SQL Server authentication.
  - **Login**: The user account name of the MSSQL Server to connect to.
  - **Password**: The user account password of the MSSQL Server to connect to.
5. Click **[Connect]**.