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Qlik Sense and general port troubleshooting on Windows Server 2012 R2

One of the beauties of Qlik Sense Enterprise is that it can be installed on nearly any Windows machine, with very few pre-requisites.

One of the drawbacks is that you may then be tempted to load it onto a multi-purpose box, or at the very least, one with a number of core Windows roles installed (especially if you’re just testing).

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This post is going to offer some quick ways of resolving port clashes, and working out what’s binding where without changing the core Qlik Sense Enterprise installation.

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Changing the RDP Port on Windows 10

By default, remote desktop connections on windows use port 3389. If you find the need to change this port, the following should help. Make sure you have “Allow remote connections to this computer” checked under “System Properties > Remote” before you begin.

In my experience, you should avoid changing the mapped port for core Windows services if possible, as this can cause numerous configuration and management issues.

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