# Stop the Distributed Connector

You should stop the Distributed Connector before making any changes to the configuration file. To stop the Distributed Connector, use one of the following methods.

To stop the Distributed Connector using Windows Services

1. Open the Windows Services dialog box.
2. Select the DistributedConnector service, and click Stop.
3. Close the Windows Services dialog box.

To stop the Distributed Connector by sending an action to the service port

- Type the following command in the address bar of your web browser:

      http://host:ServicePort/action=stop

  `host` | The IP address or host name of the machine where the Distributed Connector is running.
  `ServicePort` | The Distributed Connector service port (specified in the `[Service]` section of the configuration file).

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