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Preparing your Web Server › How to Perform the Manual Configuration Steps for an IIS 7.0 Web Server › Change the Port Number of the Default IIS 7.0 Web Site

Change the Port Number of the Default IIS 7.0 Web Site

We recommend changing the port number of the default IIS 7.0 web site.

To change the port number for the default IIS 7.0 web site

  1. Open the IIS Manager.
  2. Expand the web server, and then expand the Sites folder.

    A list of web sites appears.

  3. Click Bindings.

    The Site Bindings dialog appears.

  4. Click the site on port 80, and then click Edit.

    The Edit Site Binding dialog appears.

  5. In the Port field, enter the number of an available port that you want to use, and then click OK.

    The Edit Site Binding dialog closes.

  6. Click Close.

    The Site Bindings dialog closes. The port number for the default IIS 7.0 web site is changed.

  7. Click Start.

    The default IIS 7.0 web site starts on the new port.