Question

How do I change the port that NLS is using to listen for connections?

How do I change the port that the NLS web interface uses to manage licensing?

 

Answer

NLS License Connections

This port is controlled by the registry key and value below

Key = HKLM\Software\AccessData\Products\NLS

Value = dataport

 

NLS Web Interface

This port is controlled by the registry key and value below

Key = HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\AccessData\Products\NLS

Value = httpport

 

The attached scripts can be run instead of making manual registry adjustments.

 

Overview

Changing port(s) is useful in environments where only specific ports can be used for network traffic.

Note: the default port used for communication between NLS and the client machines is port 6921.