Tuesday, July 11, 2017

How to specify a port number to connect to SQL Server Instance



How to connect to a different port with SQL Server Management Studio

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio will connect by default to port 1433 and there is nowhere in the connect dialog box below to specify a different port from the default. So, if you want to connect using different port then specify the Server name or IP , a comma and then the port number.

Connect using a different port using a comma:

The connection dialog in the SQL Server Management Studio is shown below.

Normally, you would just type the server name into the field but, to specify a different port number use a comma after the server name then enter the port number.

          






The above example shows the “Rain-sql” as the server name and “port” where the port would be. 
If you want to connect to a server named Shine-sql on port 4321 then set the Server name to

Example: Shine-sql,4321

If you know the IP of the server then in place of the server name you can use the IP.

Example: 192.168.1.22,6789

For named instances, you usually connect by specifying the server name and instance name (in place of port number).

Example: Shine-sql, instance name


If you specify the port the named instance is using then there is no need to specify the instance name because each instance on a server uses a different port.

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