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# Port generator

The ***Port Generator*** allows you to generate ports for your connections.

### Settings

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<table><thead><tr><th width="227">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Boundaries</strong></td><td>Determinate the port range to generate the ports between those 2 numbers.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include well known ports</strong></td><td>Include ports from range 0 to 1023. They are the well-known ports or system ports. They are used by system processes that provide widely used types of network services.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include registered ports</strong></td><td>Include ports from range 1024 to 49151. They are assigned by IANA for specific service upon application by a requesting entity. On most systems, registered ports can be used by ordinary users.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include ports used by others sessions</strong></td><td>Include the ports that are already used by other sessions.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table><thead><tr><th width="228">OPTION</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Boundaries</strong></td><td>Determinate the port range to generate the ports between those 2 numbers.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include well known ports</strong></td><td>Include ports from range 0 to 1023. They are the well-known ports or system ports. They are used by system processes that provide widely used types of network services.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include registered ports</strong></td><td>Include ports from range 1024 to 49151. They are assigned by IANA for specific service upon application by a requesting entity. On most systems, registered ports can be used by ordinary users.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Include ports used by others sessions</strong></td><td>Include the ports that are already used by other sessions.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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#### See also:

* [Devolutions Academy - Built-in generators: passwords, certificates, ports, and network scan](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/activity/3381288-built-in-generators-passwords-certificates-ports-and-network-scan)


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