How to Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop

This article describes how to change the port that Remote Desktop listens on. Note The Remote Desktop Connection Client for the Mac supports only port 3389. 3389 is the default port.

Edit Steps

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   Start Registry Editor.
   
   
   
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   Locate and then click the following registry sub-key:
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   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\
   
   
   
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   RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
   
   
   
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   On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.
   
   
   
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   Type the new port number, and then click OK.