Changing the SharePoint Port Number

SharePoint Services 3.0 uses port 80 by default, which is the port used by the Plant Applications Web server.

1. On the Plant Applications Web server, select Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager to open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Expand the server and expand Web Sites.
3. Right-click SharePoint - 80, then select Properties.
   The SharePoint – 80 Properties dialog box appears.
4. Under web site identification on the Web Site tab, enter an unused port number in the TCP Port field. Click OK.
5. Right-click SharePoint Central Administration v3, then select Browse to display the SharePoint Central Administration page.
6. Select the Operations tab and select Alternate access mappings under Global Configurations.
7. Under Internal URL, select the URL for the server (for example: http://<myservername>/).
8. In the URL protocol, host and port field, append the port number used in step 5 to the end of the computer name. For example: http://<myservername>:85/.
9. Click OK and, if necessary, start the Default Web Site.
   Note: Add the port number to the SharePoint URL. For example, if you used port 81, the URL would be: http://<myservername>:81.