{"id":1498,"date":"2018-11-16T11:54:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T11:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.RiptideHosting.com\/blog\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2019-10-18T15:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T15:34:22","slug":"change-rdp-listening-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.RiptideHosting.com\/blog\/change-rdp-listening-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Change RDP Listening Port"},"content":{"rendered":"

Change RDP Listening Port from default 3389<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Changing the RDP listening port to a non-default port may not defeat a determined hacker but it should reduce attacks from automated bots.\u00a0 **Remember to create new firewall rules to allow the new port number so you don\u2019t accidently lock yourself out.\u00a0 And remember that end-users will need to add the new port # to the IP address\/computer name when logging in, such as 123.456.78.888:5555<\/u> where the new listening port is 5555.\u00a0 If you have MAC users, you should verify if the RD Client for MACs support a port other than 3389.<\/p>\n