How do you change the port number of SharePoint Manager Plus?

Objective: To change the port number of SharePoint Manager Plus from the default 8085 to the port of your choice.

Solution: The port number can be changed at either the time of installation or after the installation.

Steps:

Option 1: At the time of installation

During installation, you can change the default port number in the installation wizard.

Option 2: Post installation

• Stop the SharePoint Manager Plus application.
• Locate the server.xml file in <SharePoint Manager Plus installation folder>
• Find the following lines:

  <Connectorport="8085" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" maxSpareThreads="75" enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" acceptCount="100" connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true" />

  Or

  <Connectorport = "8085" protocol = "HTTP/1.1" connectionTimeout = "20000" redirectPort = "8443"/>

• In the above lines, change the default port number from 8085 to the port number of your choice. Ensure that the port number you're entering is available.
• Edit and save the server.xml file.
• Restart the SharePoint Manager Plus application.