I have problem setting up Sambapos for my handheld Windows 8.1 connecting to my main terminal which is also Windows 8.1. I have setup the correct string to connect to my computer in the network, also tried the 1433 port change to 8080 port, also disabled firewall on both PC but still I couldn’t connect to the database. But the problem with my SQL server is that it is using windows authentication instead of mixed mode. I still couldn’t find where the problem lies to.
I’m using a wireless router.
How do I convert to mixed mode authentication? My SQL database is named v11.0.
Do I need to install a new database?
If your using windows authentication the usernames will either need to be identical on all machines or the other usernames added to the sql server for them to have access.
I am not sure how windows 8.1+ handles usernames as believe they are big on the Microsoft account side and not tested with windows auth.
Mixed mode is like let going to be easiest solution if you can enable it after install.
If i reinstall again and create a mixed mode, how to I transfer the database to the mixed mode database? do i backup first, then extract it on the new database using SQL EXPRESS?
This topic describes how to change the server authentication mode in SQL Server 2014 by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL. During installation, SQL Server Database Engine is set to either Windows Authentication mode or SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode. After installation, you can change the authentication mode at any time.
If Windows Authentication mode is selected during installation, the sa login is disabled and a password is assigned by setup. If you later change authentication mode to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode, the sa login remains disabled. To use the sa login, use the ALTER LOGIN statement to enable the sa login and assign a new password. The sa login can only connect to the server by using SQL Server Authentication.
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Before you begin:
Security
To change server authentication mode, using:
Using SQL Server Management Studio
Using Transact-SQL
Before You Begin
Security
The sa account is a well-known SQL Server account and it is often targeted by malicious users. Do not enable the sa account unless your application requires it. It is very important that you use a strong password for the sa login.
Using SQL Server Management Studio
To change security authentication mode
In SQL Server Management Studio Object Explorer, right-click the server, and then click Properties.
On the Security page, under Server authentication, select the new server authentication mode, and then click OK.
In the SQL Server Management Studio dialog box, click OK to acknowledge the requirement to restart SQL Server.
In Object Explorer, right-click your server, and then click Restart. If SQL Server Agent is running, it must also be restarted.
To enable the sa login
In Object Explorer, expand Security, expand Logins, right-click sa, and then click Properties.
On the General page, you might have to create and confirm a password for the login.
On the Status page, in the Login section, click Enabled, and then click OK.
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Using Transact-SQL
To enable the sa login
In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of Database Engine.
On the Standard bar, click New Query.
Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute. The following example enables the sa login and sets a new password.
ALTER LOGIN sa ENABLE ;
GO
ALTER LOGIN sa WITH PASSWORD = ‘’ ;
GO
