How To's

How to change the Web Server port used by Mobile Device Manager Plus?

Description

By default, the Mobile Device Manager Plus server uses http port 9020 or https port 9383 to complete the following tasks:

  • Enable agent-server communication
  • Access the Web client

This port is chosen during the installation of the Mobile Device Manager Plus server. You can change the port number after installation, if required.

Warning!

When the port details are changed on the server, all the enrolled mobile devices get unmanaged.You must re-enroll all the devices you want to manage after the port is changed. As the management of mobile devices would get affected until then, it is recommended not to change the server port number.

Steps

Changing the port numbers in the Mobile Device Manager Plus server

To change the port number after the Mobile Device Manager Plus server is installed, follow the steps given below:

  1. Stop the Mobile Device Manager Plus server. Follow the steps given below:
    1. Click Start.
    2. Point to Programs-->ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus.
    3. Click Stop MobileDeviceManagerPlus.
  2. Open the websettings.conf located in <Install_Dir>\MDMMSPServer\conf. For example, C:\Program Files\MDMMSPServer\conf.
  3. Change the port numbers for the following keys with the required values:
    • http.port
    • https.port
  4. Save the file and close it.
  5. Start the Mobile Device Manager Plus server. Follow the steps given below:
    1. Click start
    2. Point to Programs-->ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
    3. Click Start MobileDeviceManagerPlus

You can now connect to the Web console of the Mobile Device Manager Plus server using the new port numbers that you have specified. It required to update the Mobile Device Manager Plus agents with the new port numbers.