How to change the port number for SharePoint Central Administration site

To change a port number that SharePoint Central Administration site is running on:

  • Open Command Prompt
  • Go to BIN folder in SharePoint install directory (by default, it would be "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN")
  • To get the port number that Central Administration site is currently running on, type

    stsadm.exe -o getadminport
  • To change a port number that SharePoint Central Administration site is using, type

    stsadm.exe -o setadminport -port <portnumber>