diff --git a/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/IpmiClientConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/IpmiClientConfiguration.java
index b95b2eb..0288aa1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/IpmiClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/IpmiClientConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.metricshub.ipmi.client;
 
+import org.metricshub.ipmi.core.common.Constants;
+
 /*-
  * ╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲╱╲
  * IPMI Java Client
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ public class IpmiClientConfiguration {
 	private char[] password;
 	private byte[] bmcKey;
 	private boolean skipAuth;
+	private int port = Constants.IPMI_PORT;
 	private long timeout;
 	private long pingPeriod = -1;
 
@@ -57,6 +60,23 @@ public IpmiClientConfiguration(String hostname, String username, char[] password
 		this.timeout = timeout;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new {@link IpmiClientConfiguration} in order to query the IPMI host.
+	 * 
+	 * @param hostname IP Address or host name of the remote IPMI host.
+	 * @param port UDP port number of the remote IPMI host.
+	 * @param username Name used to establish the connection with the host via the IPMI protocol.
+	 * @param password Password used to establish the connection with the host via the IPMI protocol.
+	 * @param bmcKey   The key that should be provided if the two-key authentication is enabled, null otherwise.
+	 * @param skipAuth Whether the client should skip authentication
+	 * @param timeout  Timeout used for each IPMI request.
+	 */
+	public IpmiClientConfiguration(String hostname, int port, String username, char[] password,
+			byte[] bmcKey, boolean skipAuth, long timeout) {
+		this(hostname, username, password, bmcKey, skipAuth, timeout);
+		this.port = port;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new {@link IpmiClientConfiguration} in order to query the IPMI host.
 	 * 
@@ -93,6 +113,24 @@ public void setHostname(String hostname) {
 		this.hostname = hostname;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the UDP port number of the remote IPMI host.
+	 * 
+	 * @return UDP port number of the remote IPMI host.
+	 */
+	public int getPort() {
+		return port;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the UDP port number of the remote IPMI host.
+	 * 
+	 * @param port UDP port number of the remote IPMI host.
+	 */
+	public void setPort(int port) {
+		this.port = port;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the name used to establish the connection with the host via the IPMI
 	 * protocol.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/runner/AbstractIpmiRunner.java b/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/runner/AbstractIpmiRunner.java
index 81a8a94..66b084b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/runner/AbstractIpmiRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/metricshub/ipmi/client/runner/AbstractIpmiRunner.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ protected void startSession() throws Exception {
 			authenticate();
 		} else {
 			handle = connector.createConnection(InetAddress.getByName(ipmiConfiguration.getHostname()),
-					Connection.getDefaultCipherSuite(), PrivilegeLevel.User);
+					ipmiConfiguration.getPort(), Connection.getDefaultCipherSuite(), PrivilegeLevel.User);
 		}
 
 		// Start the session, provide user name and password, and optionally the
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public void authenticate() throws Exception  {
 		// the handle will be needed to identify it among other connections
 		// (target IP address isn't enough, since we can handle multiple
 		// connections to the same host)
-		handle = connector.createConnection(InetAddress.getByName(ipmiConfiguration.getHostname()));
+		handle = connector.createConnection(InetAddress.getByName(ipmiConfiguration.getHostname()),
+				ipmiConfiguration.getPort());
 
 		// Get available cipher suites list via getAvailableCipherSuites and
 		// pick one of them that will be used further in the session.