ID FAQ116306
Which ports does AXIS Camera Station use?
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If you are using a AXIS Camera Station server with a version higher as 5.45, please go to this link, to see your required ports.
If you are using a older software version , please look at the list below: The following table identifies ports and protocols used by AXIS Camera Station that you may need to enable on your firewall for optimum performance and usability. Not all ports need to be opened always. For example, if you are not using multiple servers on your network, you do not need to enable Server Discovery. If you are not using the AXIS Camera Station mobile app, you do not need to open the ports for the mobile app. Only open the ports you require. The following tables shows the different ports being used in a typical AXIS Camera Station setup. |
AXIS Camera Station server to device
| Port | Number | Protocol | In/Out | Comments |
| Main HTTP port | 80 | TCP | Outbound |
HTTP is the current default setting for video streams and configuration data sent between device and server.
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| Main HTTPS port | 443 | TCP | Outbound |
If HTTPS is enabled for a device, video streams and all configuration data sent between device and server is encrypted.
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| Default bonjour port | 5353 | UDP | Multicast (Inbound + Outbound) |
Used to discover devices with mDNS Discovery (Bonjour). |
| Default SSDP port | 1900 | UDP |
Multicast (Inbound + Outbound) |
Used to discover devices with SSDP (UPNP). Multicast 239.255.255.250. |
| Default WS-Discovery port | 3702 | UDP | Multicast (Inbound + Outbound) | WS-Discovery webservices discovery used to discover Onvif devices. Multicast 239.255.255.250. |
AXIS Camera Station Clients to server
| Port | Number | Protocol | In/Out | Comments |
| Default SSDP port | 1900 | UDP | Multicast (Inbound + Outbound) | Used to discover AXIS Camera Station servers with SSDP (UPNP). Multicast 239.255.255.250. |
| Main HTTP port and HTTP streaming port | 55752 | TCP | Inbound | Used for video, audio, metadata stream (AES encryption). If TCP fails on 55754, 55752 with HTTP is used for application data (AES encryption). |
| Main TCP port | 55754 | TCP | Inbound | Used for application data (TLS 1.2 encryption) +2 offset from main HTTP port. |
| SSDP web server port | 55755 | TCP | Inbound | Used for AXIS Camera Station server discovery with SSDP/UPNP. +3 offset from main HTTP port. |
| API web server port | 55756 | TCP | Outbound | Used for application data and Mobile applications +4 offset from main HTTP port. |
| API media port | 55757 | TCP | Outbound | Used for video stream RTSP over HTTP. +5 offset from main HTTP port. |
| Local proxy HTTP port | 55758 | TCP | Inbound | Only accessible internally on the AXIS Camera Station server computer. +6 offset from main HTTP port . |
Other
| Port | Number | Protocol | In/Out |
Communication between
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| HTTP and HTTPS ports | 80 & 443 | TCP | Outbound | Client and Server to internet | Used for license activation, download firmware, connected services etc. |
| Server TCP streaming port | 55750 | TCP | Inbound | AXIS Camera Station server, device | -2 offset from main HTTP port. |
| Upgrade status UDP port | 15156 | UDP | Inbound + Outbound | AXIS Camera Station server and AXIS Camera Station service control | Used to broadcast the status of an ongoing upgrade. |
| Secure Entry | 53458 | HTTPS | Inbound | Client, Server, Secure Entry service | Secure Entry communication port |
| System Health Monitoring | 56256 | HTTPS | Inbound | Server, System Health Monitoring service | Used to host System Health Monitoring web pages and for sharing data in multisystem setup. |
| Smart Search 2 | 4000 | HTTP | Inbound | Server, Smart Search 2 service | Used to communicate with the Smart Search 2 backend. |
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