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# Quickstart: Use SQL Server Management Studio to connect and query an Azure SQL database
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In this quickstart, you'll use [SQL Server Management Studio][ssms-install-latest-84g] (SSMS) to connect to an Azure SQL database and run some sample queries.
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In this quickstart, you'll learn how to use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to connect to an Azure SQL database and run some queries.
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## Prerequisites
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Completing this quickstart requires the following items:
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-[SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms/).
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-An AdventureWorksLT sample database. If you need a working copy of the AdventureWorksLT SQL database, create one by completing the steps in this article: [Quickstart: Create an Azure SQL database](sql-database-single-database-get-started.md).
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-The AdventureWorksLT sample database. If you need a working copy of the AdventureWorksLT database, create one by completing the [Create an Azure SQL database](sql-database-single-database-get-started.md) quickstart.
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- The scripts in this article are written to use the AdventureWorksLT database. If you are using a managed instance, you must either import the AdventureWorks database into an instance database or modify the scripts in this article to use the Wide World Importers database.
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If you simply want to run some ad-hoc queries without installing SSMS, see [Quickstart: Use the Azure portal's query editor to query a SQL database](sql-database-connect-query-portal.md).
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## Connect to your database
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In SMSS, connect to your Azure SQL Database server.
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In SSMS, connect to your Azure SQL Database server.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> An Azure SQL Database server listens on port 1433. To connect to a SQL Database server from behind a corporate firewall, the firewall must have this port open.
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1. Open SSMS.
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3. Select **Options** in the **Connect to Server** dialog box. In the **Connect to database** drop-down menu, select **mySampleDatabase**. If your working copy of the AdventureWorks database has a different database name, select it instead of **mySampleDatabase**.
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3. Select **Options** in the **Connect to Server** dialog box. In the **Connect to database** drop-down menu, select **mySampleDatabase**. Completing the quickstart in the [Prerequisites section](#prerequisites) creates an AdventureWorksLT database named mySampleDatabase. If your working copy of the AdventureWorks database has a different name than mySampleDatabase, then select it instead.
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4. Select **Connect**. The Object Explorer window opens.
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5. To view the database's objects, expand **Databases** and then expand **mySampleDatabase**.
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5. To view the database's objects, expand **Databases** and then expand your database node.
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