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support/windows-server/remote/cannot-connect-rds-no-license-server.md

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Make sure that the required ports are open on the firewalls between the RD Sessi
 
 For lists of the ports that have to be open between the different RDS components, see:
 
-- [Ports that are used by RDS](ports-used-by-rds.md)
+- [Ports that are used by Remote Desktop Services](ports-used-by-rds.md)
 - [Service overview and network port requirements for Windows](../networking/service-overview-and-network-port-requirements.md)
 
 For more information, see ["Your session will be disconnected in 60 minutes" message when you connect to RDS](your-session-will-be-disconnected-in-60-minutes.md).

support/windows-server/remote/ports-used-by-rds.md

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-title: Ports that are used by RDS
-description: Introduces the ports that are required to open on firewalls in order to configure Remote Desktop (RD) Services correctly.
+title: Ports That Are Used by RDS
+description: Introduces the ports that are required to open on firewalls to configure Remote Desktop Services (RDS) correctly.
 ms.date: 02/08/2025
 manager: dcscontentpm
 audience: itpro
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
 ms.reviewer: kaushika
 ms.custom: sap:Remote Desktop Services and Terminal Services\Deployment, configuration, and management of Remote Desktop Services infrastructure, csstroubleshoot
 ---
-# Ports that are used by RDS
+# Ports that are used by Remote Desktop Services
 
-This article introduces the ports that are required to open on firewalls in order to configure Remote Desktop (RD) Services correctly.
+This article introduces the ports that need to be open on firewalls to configure Remote Desktop Services (RDS) correctly.
 
-The information and taxonomy is broken down by role service and component, and lists all inbound and outbound ports used.
+The information and taxonomy are broken down by role, service, and component, and all inbound and outbound ports used are listed.
 
-## From Client to RD Resource
+## From client to RD resource
 
-- TCP 443 (HTTPS) Required if RDWeb is deployed.
-- TCP and UDP 3389: Standard RDP port. Can be configured on host and client to a different port number.
+- TCP 443 (HTTPS): Required if RDWeb is deployed.
+- TCP and UDP 3389: Standard Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port. It can be configured to a different port number on the host and client.
 
 ## Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RDCB)
 
-- TCP 5504: Connection to RD Web Access
-- TCP 3389: Connection to RD Session Host
-- TCP 3389: Connection to non-managed VM pools, managed machines use VMBus to open port.
-- TCP 3389: Client port for clients not using RD Gateway
-- TCP 445 and RPC: Connection to RD Virtualization Host
-- TCP 445 and RPC: Connection to RD Session Host
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration.
+- TCP 5504: Used for connections to RD Web Access.
+- TCP 3389: Used for connections to RD Session Host.
+- TCP 3389: Used for connections to non-managed VM pools. Managed machines use Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus) to open ports.
+- TCP 3389: Client port for clients not using RD Gateway.
+- TCP 445 and RPC: Used for connections to RD Virtualization Host.
+- TCP 445 and RPC: Used for connections to RD Session Host.
+- TCP 5985: Used by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and PowerShell Remoting for administration.
 
 ## Remote Desktop Gateway
 
-### Inbound external internet based traffic from RD Clients to the Gateway
+### Inbound external internet-based traffic from RD clients to the Gateway
 
-- TCP 443: HTTP (includes RPC over HTTP) over SSL. The port is configurable using RD Gateway Management console.
-- UDP 3391: RDP over UDP. The port is configurable using RD Gateway Management console.
+- TCP 443: Used for HTTP (including RPC over HTTP) over SSL. This port can be configured using the RD Gateway Management console.
+- UDP 3391: Used for RDP over UDP. This port can be configured using the RD Gateway Management console.
 
   > [!NOTE]
-  > Firewalls that have directional UDP analysis, such as TMG, require UDP "Send Receive" configured.
+  > Firewalls that have directional UDP analysis, such as TMG, require UDP "Send Receive" to be configured.
 
 ### Internal traffic between the Gateway and the required User AD, Resource AD, DNS, NPS and so on
 
-- TCP 88: Kerberos for user authentication
-- TCP 135: RPC Endpoint Mapper
-- TCP 135: Port that NTDS RPC services listens on AD
-- TCP and UDP 389: LDAP for user authentication
-- TCP and UDP 53: Internal resource name resolution, DNS
-- TCP and UDP 389: If using LDAP for Certificate Revocation List (CRL)  
-- TCP 80: If using HTTP for CRL
-- TCP 21: If using FTP for CRL
-- UDP 1812 and 1813: If NPS Server is being used.
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration
+- TCP 88: Used by Kerberos for user authentication.
+- TCP 135: Used by the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Endpoint Mapper. It's the port on which the NTDS RPC services listen on Active Directory (AD).
+- TCP and UDP 389: Used by the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for user authentication. It's required when using LDAP for Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs).
+- TCP and UDP 53: Used by the Domain Name System (DNS) for internal resource name resolution.
+- TCP 80: Required when using HTTP for CRLs.
+- TCP 21: Required when using FTP for CRLs.
+- UDP 1812 and 1813: Required when Network Policy Server (NPS) is used.
+- TCP 5985: Used by WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration.
 
-### Internal traffic from the Gateway and the Internal Remote Desktop resources
+### Internal traffic from the Gateway and the internal RD resources
 
-- TCP and UDP 3389: RDP
+- TCP and UDP 3389: Used by RDP.
 
   > [!Note]
-  > Firewalls that have directional UDP analysis, such as TMG, require UDP "Send Receive" configured in the UDP protocol
+  > Firewalls that have directional UDP analysis, such as TMG, require UDP "Send Receive" to be configured in the UDP protocol.
 
 ## Remote Desktop Web Access
 
-If RD Web Access is on a perimeter network, configure the following ports.
+If RD Web Access is on a perimeter network, configure the following ports:
 
 - TCP: \<WMI Fixed Port\>
-- TCP 5504: connection to RD Connection Broker for centralized publishing
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration
+- TCP 5504: Used for connections to RDCB for centralized publishing。
+- TCP 5985: Used by WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration。
 
 ## Remote Desktop Session Host
 
-- RD License Server Port RPC
-- TCP 389 and 636: Active Directory communication
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration
+- RD License Server: RPC ports.
+- TCP 389 and 636: Used for AD communication。
+- TCP 5985: Used by WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration。
 
 ## Remote Desktop Virtualization Host
 
-- RD License Server Port RPC
-- TCP 389 and 636: Active Directory communication
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration
+- RD License Server: RPC ports.
+- TCP 389 and 636: Used for AD communication.
+- TCP 5985: Used by WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration.
 
 ## Remote Desktop Licensing Server
 
 For more information, see [RDS Licensing (RDSL)](../networking/service-overview-and-network-port-requirements.md#rds-licensing-rdsl).
 
 ### TCP
 
-- TCP 135: RPC for License Server communication and RDSH
-- TCP 1024-65535 (randomly allocated): Used for RPC in Windows Server versions that is earlier than Windows Server 2008 (see next line).
+- TCP 135: Used for RPC for License Server communication and Remote Desktop Session Host.
+- TCP 1024-65535 (randomly allocated): Used for RPC in Windows Server versions that are earlier than Windows Server 2008.
 - TCP 49152-65535 (randomly allocated): Used for RPC in Windows Server 2008 and later versions.
-- TCP 445: SMB
-- TCP 443: Communication over the internet to the Microsoft Clearing House.
-- TCP 5985: WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration
-- TCP 139: NetBIOS session service
+- TCP 445: Used by the  Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
+- TCP 443: Used for communication over the internet to the Microsoft Clearing House.
+- TCP 5985: Used by WMI and PowerShell Remoting for administration.
+- TCP 139: Used by the NetBIOS session service.
 
 For more information, see [How to configure RPC dynamic port allocation to work with firewalls](../networking/configure-rpc-dynamic-port-allocation-with-firewalls.md).
 
 ### NetBIOS
 
-- UDP 137: NetBIOS Name resolution
-- UDP 138: NetBIOS Datagram Service
-- UDP and TCP 389: LDAP that is used with per-user CALs against Active Directory
+- UDP 137: Used for NetBIOS name resolution.
+- UDP 138: Used by the NetBIOS Datagram Service.
+- UDP and TCP 389: Used by LDAP that is used with per-user CALs against AD.
 
-From a proxy standpoint, the registry key `HKLM\Software\Microsoft\TermServLicensing\lrwiz\Params` shows the Microsoft service that the RD LS communicates with.
+From a proxy standpoint, the registry key `HKLM\Software\Microsoft\TermServLicensing\lrwiz\Params` shows the Microsoft service that the RD License Server communicates with.