{"id":97,"date":"2015-06-25T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T20:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.166\/~webapp\/support\/faq\/wordpress\/?p=97"},"modified":"2019-10-30T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T18:07:47","slug":"how-to-change-device-managers-http-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/97\/how-to-change-device-managers-http-port\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Device ManageR&#8217;s HTTP Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Device ManageR runs on HTTP port 8080, making it accessible via web browser at localhost:8080 or &lt;IP address of host system&gt;:8080.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to change the HTTP port for Device ManageR, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering &#8216;localhost:8080&#8217; or &#8216;&lt;IP address of host system&gt;:8080&#8217; in your browser&#8217;s address bar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. In the <em>Settings<\/em> menu, select <strong>Web Server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. In <em>Port for Web Access<\/em>, enter a port number between 1024 and 65535.*<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>In our example, we&#8217;re entering 8081.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Select <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ADM_Settings_WebServer_HTTPPort_Change.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2847\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ADM_Settings_WebServer_HTTPPort_Change.png\" alt=\"ADM_Settings_WebServer_HTTPPort_Change\" width=\"600\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ADM_Settings_WebServer_HTTPPort_Change.png 884w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ADM_Settings_WebServer_HTTPPort_Change-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. You&#8217;ll see the message, &#8220;The HTTP port for web access has been changed. Redirecting to new port in 10 seconds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. Device ManageR will re-open at the new port in your web browser. In this example, Device ManageR re-opens at localhost:8081.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bcc3cd;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#d6dde7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#305d8c;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\">* We restrict the ports in the web interface because those below 1024 are typically reserved for Windows services and could cause a conflict if you chose them for Device ManageR. However, if you know you&#8217;d like to use one of those ports, you may follow the instructions in the &#8216;HTTP Port Conflict&#8217; section of this FAQ.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>HTTP Port Conflict<\/h3>\n<p>We recommend that you change the HTTP port using the web interface; however, if you know that Device ManageR&#8217;s default port, 8080, is already being used by another service on its host system, you&#8217;ll be unable to open it. In this case, you may change Device ManageR&#8217;s port by modifying one of its program files.<\/p>\n<p>These instructions require you to start and stop the Device ManageR service. This FAQ shows you how: <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/140\/how-to-stop-start-and-restart-the-device-manager-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Stop, Start And Restart The Device ManageR Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Stop the Device ManageR service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Navigate to Device ManageR&#8217;s installation folder on its host system (C:\\Program Files\\AVTECH Device ManageR or C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AVTECH Device ManageR by default).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Locate the &#8220;conf&#8221; folder and open it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. In the &#8220;conf&#8221; folder, locate the &#8220;settings.xml&#8221; file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Open that file in any text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. Find the line that reads &#8220;&lt;http_port&gt;8080&lt;\/http_port&gt;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. Change &#8220;8080&#8221; to the port you want to use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8. Save the &#8220;settings.xml&#8221; file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. Close Device ManageR&#8217;s installation folder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. Start the Device ManageR service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11. Open Device ManageR in your web browser at the port you just configured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Device ManageR runs on HTTP port 8080, making it accessible via web browser at localhost:8080 or &lt;IP address of host system&gt;:8080. If you&#8217;d like to change the HTTP port for Device ManageR, follow these steps: 1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. 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