diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelDelete.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelDelete.m
index 221bd62a6..403e40e29 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelDelete.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelDelete.m
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ end
 
 for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
     if ~ispc || strcmpi('unix',Parallel(indPC).OperatingSystem),
-        [NonServeS NonServeD]=system(['ssh ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' rm -f ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',pname,fname]);
+        if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+            ssh_token = ['-p ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+        else
+            ssh_token = '';
+        end
+        [NonServeS NonServeD]=system(['ssh ',ssh_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' rm -f ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',pname,fname]);
     else
         delete(['\\',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,'\',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDrive,'$\',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'\',pname,fname]);
     end
diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetFiles.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetFiles.m
index 9c580d46e..531594bee 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetFiles.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetFiles.m
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ NamFileInput0=NamFileInput;
 for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
     if Parallel(indPC).Local==0,
         if ~ispc || strcmpi('unix',Parallel(indPC).OperatingSystem), %isunix || (~matlab_ver_less_than('7.4') && ismac),
+            if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+                ssh_token = ['-p ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+            else
+                ssh_token = '';
+            end
+            if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+                scp_token = ['-P ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+            else
+                scp_token = '';
+            end
             if ischar(NamFileInput0),
                 for j=1:size(NamFileInput0,1),
                     NamFile(j,:)={['./'],deblank(NamFileInput0(j,:))};
@@ -51,13 +61,13 @@ for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
                     
                     if isempty (FindAst)
 
-                        [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
+                        [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',scp_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
 
                     else
 
                         filenameTemp=NamFileInput{jfil,2};
                         
-                        [NotUsed FlI]=system(['ssh ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' ls ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',filenameTemp, ' 2> OctaveStandardOutputMessage.txt']);
+                        [NotUsed FlI]=system(['ssh ',ssh_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' ls ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',filenameTemp, ' 2> OctaveStandardOutputMessage.txt']);
                         
                         if isempty (FlI)
                             return
@@ -71,13 +81,13 @@ for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
                         for i=1: NumFileToCopy
                             Ni=num2str(i);
                             filenameTemp(1,AstPos)=Ni;
-                            [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},filenameTemp,' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
+                            [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',scp_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},filenameTemp,' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
                         end
                     end
 
                 else
 
-                    [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
+                    [NonServeL NonServeR]= system(['scp ',scp_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
                 end
 
             end
diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelListAllFiles.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelListAllFiles.m
index 56b8911ed..8a51b13c6 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelListAllFiles.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelListAllFiles.m
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ if (~ispc || strcmpi('unix',Parallel.OperatingSystem))
    
     fileList={};
     currentPath=[];
+    if ~isempty(Parallel.Port),
+        ssh_token = ['-p ',Parallel.Port];
+    else
+        ssh_token = '';
+    end
 
      % Get the data for the current remote directory.
-    [Flag fL]=system(['ssh ',Parallel.UserName,'@',Parallel.ComputerName,' ls ',Parallel.RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir, ' -R -p -1']);
+    [Flag fL]=system(['ssh ',ssh_token,' ',' ',Parallel.UserName,'@',Parallel.ComputerName,' ls ',Parallel.RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir, ' -R -p -1']);
 
     % Format the return value fL.
     
diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelMkDir.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelMkDir.m
index ecb86e34a..1698113a7 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelMkDir.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelMkDir.m
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ end
 for indPC=1:length(Parallel)
     if Parallel(indPC).Local==0,
         if ~ispc || strcmpi('unix',Parallel(indPC).OperatingSystem), %isunix || (~matlab_ver_less_than('7.4') && ismac),
-            [NonServeS NonServeD]=system(['ssh ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' mkdir -p ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir]);
+            if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+                ssh_token = ['-p ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+            else
+                ssh_token = '';
+            end
+            [NonServeS NonServeD]=system(['ssh ',ssh_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' mkdir -p ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir]);
         else
             [NonServeS NonServeD]=mkdir(['\\',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,'\',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDrive,'$\',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'\',PRCDir]);
         end
diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelSendFiles.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelSendFiles.m
index e4a69f4d3..a1a857ae4 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelSendFiles.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelSendFiles.m
@@ -42,11 +42,21 @@ end
 for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
     if Parallel(indPC).Local==0,
         if ~ispc || strcmpi('unix',Parallel(indPC).OperatingSystem), %isunix || (~matlab_ver_less_than('7.4') && ismac),
+            if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+                ssh_token = ['-p ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+            else
+                ssh_token = '';
+            end
+            if ~isempty(Parallel(indPC).Port),
+                scp_token = ['-P ',Parallel(indPC).Port];
+            else
+                scp_token = '';
+            end
             for jfil=1:size(NamFileInput,1),
                 if ~isempty(NamFileInput{jfil,1})
-                    [NonServeL NonServeR]=system(['ssh ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' mkdir -p ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
+                    [NonServeL NonServeR]=system(['ssh ',ssh_token,' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,' mkdir -p ',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
                 end
-                [NonServeL NonServeR]=system(['scp ',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
+                [NonServeL NonServeR]=system(['scp ',scp_token,' ',NamFileInput{jfil,1},NamFileInput{jfil,2},' ',Parallel(indPC).UserName,'@',Parallel(indPC).ComputerName,':',Parallel(indPC).RemoteDirectory,'/',PRCDir,'/',NamFileInput{jfil,1}]);
             end
         else
             for jfil=1:size(NamFileInput,1)