RDP Change - ZestyTool

How do I change my RDP port? This is a guide on how to change the remote desktop port in your windows server using the ZestyTool.

Why should I change the RDP port on my server? The default RDP port of all Windows Servers is 3389, bad people know of this number so they will try to brute force the login information of the machine. Sometimes setting a strong password just isn't enough. Changing the RDP port and banning IPs that try to brute force using our tool help a great amount. Read more about this here.

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Downloading the Software

Download the latest version of the ZestyTool here. After you have downloaded the installer, install the program and run it.

Changing Your Port

Run ZestyTool as Administrator.

Once you've opened ZestyTool (right click and Run as administrator), go to the RDP Security tab and click Change.

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You may safely reboot your server after you have taken note of the port and IP combo.

Chaning port

Reconnecting

After you have changed the port and rebooted/server the server, you will then need to connect using IP:PORT thereafter. Example: 123.123.123.123:12345

Connect with the new port

We highly encourage users to enable brute force prevention on their server to ban any IPs attacking the server itself. Guide is listed below.

How to enable brute force prevention

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