Port requirements

DSS 4.91 uses a number of industry standard network protocols and their corresponding TCP and UDP ports in order to facilitate its Digital Sending functionality, such as Send to E-mail, Send To Folder, Authentication, and LDAP Replication. This section gives an overview of which ports are used in different configurations.

In its most basic configuration, DSS 4.91 requires ports 1783, 5213, 7627 and 161 to function. At install time DSS will register itself with the desktop firewall to ensure connections are allowed on these ports. Administrators may refer to the table in this section to determine which ports are required for their specific configuration of DSS 4.91.

Ports used

DSS uses the TCP/IP protocol to communicate on the network. Which TCP or UDP ports are used depends on which features are enabled in DSS 4.91 and which underlying protocols facilitate these features. Also, note that for each protocol DSS acts as a server or client, or both. The following table provides an overview. Administrators should ensure that the required ports are open at appropriate points in the network, for example, desktop firewall, switches and routers.

Table 3-4Ports used by DSS 4.91

Feature

Type

Protocol

Port

Role of DSS

Can it be

 

 

 

 

 

changed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device

Required

DSMP (HP

1783 (TCP)

Server & client

No

communication for

 

Proprietary)

 

 

 

current and legacy

 

 

 

 

 

devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WS-* (WS-STAR),

Required

HTTPS

7627 (TCP)

Server & client

No

used for device

 

 

 

 

 

communication for

 

 

 

 

 

latest generation

 

 

 

 

 

devices and for

 

 

 

 

 

communication

 

 

 

 

 

between DSS and

 

 

 

 

 

the Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device discovery

Required

SNMP

161 (UDP)

Client

No

and configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail

Optional1

SMTP

25 (TCP)

Client

Yes

notifications, e-

 

 

 

 

 

mail via service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send to Folder

Optional

CIFS / SMB

445 (TCP)

Client

No

(Network UNC

 

 

 

 

 

path)2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send to FTP

Optional

FTP

21 (TCP)

Client

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

LDAP Replication

Optional

LDAP

389 (TCP)

Client

Yes

& Authentication,

 

 

 

 

 

simple bind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENWW

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