How to: Custom RDP Port in Windows 2012 Print

 

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

 

Find the “PortNumber” registry subkey and either right-click or double-click it. A box should pop that says “edit DWORD.” Find the value data (it should say 3389 for standard installations) and change it to the port that you would like. In this example, we chose port 1050.

 

Exit the registry editor

 

After that run fire wall

custom firewall port “Adding a custom firewall rule.”

 

Adding a Custom Firewall Rule

Open Server Manager/ Click on Tools/ Select Windows Firewall with Advance Security/ Select Inbound Rules and click New Rule under actions.Select

 

Select Custom from the Rule Type radial button and click Next.

 

Select the Program Association for the Custom Firewall Rule either All programs or the path to a program and click Next.

Select TCP for Protocol type/ Select Specific Ports in the Remote port  and type your custom RDP Port (I am currently using port 1050 for this tutorial) then click Next

 

You can now specify if this rule applies to local IPs or Remote. (I will be leaving this blank so I can access the server from anywhere through the specified port)

 

You can leave the default or select your action and click Next

You can allow this rule to Domain, Private, and Public or you can specify accordingly.

Type the Name of your rule and you can give it a description if you want, the click Finish.

 

You will now see that rule on the top of your list.