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Appendix A: Port numbers
Communications between the FortiRecorder appliance, cameras, and your computer require
that any routers and firewalls between them permit specific protocols and port numbers.
The following tables list the default port assignments used by FortiRecorder. Many are
configurable. See each feature’s section in this document.
Table 14:
Default ports used by FortiRecorder for outgoing traffic
Port number
Protocol
Purpose
N/A
ICMP
execute ping
and
execute traceroute
.
N/A
ARP
MAC address resolution. See
25
TCP
SMTP for alert email and snapshot notifications. See
“Notification configuration workflow”
53
UDP
DNS queries. See
69
UDP
TFTP for backups, restoration, and firmware updates. See
commands such as
execute backup
or
execute
restore
.
80
HTTP
Sending network settings and recording signals to cameras.
See
123
UDP
NTP synchronization. See
443
HTTPS
Sending network settings and other configurations to
cameras. See
514
UDP
Syslog. See
554, 8554
TCP/UDP
Controlling video recording (RTSP).
5353
UDP
mDNS queries for camera discovery. Multicast to 224.0.0.251.
Table 15:
Default ports used by FortiRecorder for incoming traffic (listening)
Port number
Protocol
Purpose
N/A
ICMP
ping
and
traceroute
responses. See
N/A
ARP
MAC address resolution responses. See
.
21
TCP
FTP for receiving motion detection clips from cameras.
Currently, this is not configurable.
22
TCP
SSH administrative CLI access. See