17/04/2019 List of TCP/IP ports used in XProtect Advanced VMS products

Management Server service and related processes

Connections
Port number Protocol Process Purpose
from...

Main
communication,
All XProtect for example,
80 HTTP IIS
components authentication
and
configurations.

XProtect
Smart Client
Authentication
443 HTTPS IIS and
of basic users.
Management
Client

Management
Server tray
Management Showing status
controller,
6473 TCP Server and managing
local
service the service.
connection
only

Communication
with the SNMP
extension
agent.
Do not use the
port for other
purposes even
Management
Windows if your system
7475 TCP Server
SNMP service does not apply
service
SNMP.
In XProtect
Advanced VMS
2014 systems
and older, the
port number
was 6475.

Communication
Local between
Management
8080 TCP connection internal
Server
only processes on
the server.

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Authentication,
Management Recording
configuration,
9993 TCP Server Server
token
service services
exchange.

Communication
between the
system and
Matrix
Management
XProtect recipients.
12345 TCP Server
Smart Client You can change
service
the port
number in the
Management
Client. 
 

Recording Server service

Connections
Port number Protocol Process Purpose
from...

Listening for
Cameras, event messages
Recording
encoders, from devices.
25 SMTP Server
and I/O The port is
service
devices disabled by
default.

Merging of
databases after
Recording Failover
a Failover
5210 TCP Server Recording
Recording
service Servers
Server has
been running.

Cameras,
Recording Listening for
encoders,
5432 TCP Server event messages
and I/O
service from devices.
devices

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Communication
with the SNMP
extension
agent.
Do not use the
port for other
purposes even
Recording
Windows if your system
7474 TCP Server
SNMP service does not apply
service
SNMP.
In XProtect
Advanced VMS
2014 systems
and older, the
port number
was 6474.

XProtect Retrieving
Recording
Smart Client, video and
7563 TCP Server
Management audio streams,
service
Client PTZ commands.

Recording
Server tray
Recording Showing status
controller,
8966 TCP Server and managing
local
service the service.
connection
only

Polling the
Recording Failover
state of the
11000 TCP Server Recording
Recording
service Servers
Servers.

Listening for
Recording Local event
65101 UDP Server connection notifications
service only from the
drivers.
 

Client components (outbound connections)

XProtect Smart Client, XProtect Management Client, Milestone Mobile server

Port number Protocol Connections to... Purpose

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Management
80 HTTP Authentication
Server service

Management Authentication of
443 HTTPS
Server service basic users.

Retrieving video
Recording Server and audio
7563 TCP
service streams, PTZ
commands.

Event Server
22331 TCP Alarms.
service
 

Web Client, Milestone Mobile client

Port number Protocol Connections to... Purpose

Retrieving video
Milestone Mobile
8081 HTTP and audio
Server
streams.

Retrieving video
Milestone Mobile
8082 HTTPS and audio
Server
streams.
DataCollector

Port number Protocol Connections to... Purpose

7609 TCP Recording Server Collecting data

 

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(*) The XProtect Advanced VMS products include: XProtect Corporate, XProtect Expert,
XProtect Professional+, XProtect Express+, XProtect Essential+.
For a list of ports used in XProtect Professional VMS products, check KB 1061, "List of TCP/IP
ports used in XProtect Professional VMS products."

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