I’m having trouble connecting to my Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. The server is set up on a non-standard port instead of the default 1433. I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell SQL Server Management Studio to use a different port number when establishing the connection. Does anyone know the steps to do this? I’ve looked through the connection settings but can’t seem to find the right option. Any advice would be really appreciated!
Connecting to SQL Server on a non-default port using Management Studio is straightforward once you know the correct syntax. You simply include the port number in the server name field when setting up your connection. For instance, if your server is named ‘MyServer’ and is running on port 1450, you would enter ‘MyServer,1450’. This format informs SSMS which port to use. In cases where you have a named instance, you would still follow this format by writing the instance name first and then the port after a comma. This approach has consistently worked for me across multiple environments.
hey there! i’ve dealt with this before. in the server name field, just add a comma and the port number after your server name. like this: ‘yourserver,portnumber’. so if your server’s on port 5000, you’d type ‘myserver,5000’. easy peasy! hope that helps ya out 
hey finn! have you tried using the server name followed by a comma and port number? like ‘servername,port’? it’s a neat trick i learned. btw, what made you switch to a non-standard port? im curious about the advantages. any security benefits or specific reasons? let me know how it goes!