S TEP 7. S ELECTING THE AUTHENTICATION MODE Determine the authentication mode that will be used during the Administration Server connection to the SQL server. For SQL Express or Microsoft SQL Server you can select one of the following two options (seethe figure below Microsoft Windows Authentication Mode – in that case the account used to start the Administration Server will be employed to verify the credentials SQL Server Authentication Mode – if you select that option, the account specified below will be used to verify the credentials. Fill in the Account, Password and Confirm password fields.