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title: "Which TCP/IP port does SQL Server run on? How can it be changed?"  
description: "Which TCP/IP port does SQL Server run on? How can it be changed?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-05-11  
updated: 2020-09-16  
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category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["mssql server"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Which TCP/IP port does SQL Server run on? How can it be changed?

SQL Server runs on port 1433. It can be changed from the Network Utility TCP/IP properties -> Port number, both on client and the server.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

SQL Server runs on port 1433. It can be changed from the Network Utility TCP/IP properties -> Port number, both on client and the server.


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