Can we change RDP port to 8080 for a VM?

Question

I changed the port to 8080, allowed incoming for the same in my NSG. But I was still not able to take RDP on port 8080.

Answer 1

Hi @Sai Kumar,

Thanks for contacting Microsoft Q&A platform.

beside configuring the NSG for the new port of RDP the OS needs to be configured listening on the new port RDP should listen as well.

You can get this done by PowerShell executed on the VM:

$newRDPPort = "8080" # new listening port for RDP
Set-ItemProperty -Path “HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-TCP\” -Name PortNumber -Value $newRDPPort
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “RDP New Port” -Direction Inbound –LocalPort $newRDPPort -Protocol TCP -Action Allow

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Hope This helps you.

Answer 2

Hi Sai Kumar

Have you changed the RDP listening port? if you don't change the pattern 33

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/change-listening-port

If you are changing the RDP listening port to 8080 on the server, you will need to ensure that the server's firewall (within the operating system) is also configured to allow connections on this new port.

windows -> run -> wf.msc

When connecting via RDP client, ensure that you specify the port correctly by using the address in the format: hostname:8080 or IP_address:8080.

Get in touch if you need more help with this issue.

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