Port requirements for appliances
To enable communication with appliances, you must open specific network ports.
Genetec Cloudlink to Security Center SaaS
For video, the following ports must be open for the associated domains. Opening these ports ensures that Genetec Cloudlink™ appliances can connect to cloud services, be managed, and stream video.
Outbound port | Endpoint domain | Port usage |
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UDP 123 | Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers are selected from the
following sources (highest priority to lowest priority):
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Connection to an NTP server. |
TCP 443 | Cloudlink appliances communicate with the following
domains: *.azurecr.io *.azure-devices.net *.azure-devices-provisioning.net global.azure-devices-provisioning.net *.cloudapp.azure.com *.blob.core.windows.net *.in.applicationinsights.azure.com *.genetec.cloud login.genetec.com eastus2-3.in.applicationinsights.azure.com eastus2.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com |
Connection to the cloud. |
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TCP 1935 |
Important: Ensure that you include the Cloud Security Center Virtual
Machine associated with your system: *.gsc-cloud.com in your
allowlist.
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Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) TCP in Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) for live streaming |
TCP 443 UDP 3478 TCP 3478 |
turn.video.geneteccloud.com stun.relay.metered.ca global.relay.metered.ca |
Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) server and Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN) server for live video streaming |
UDP 53 | DNS servers are selected from the following sources (highest to lowest priority).
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Connection to a DNS server. |
ICMP Ping | 8.8.8.8 | Diagnostics to indicate if the appliance can reach a global, public endpoint. |
Genetec Cloudlink to cameras
For video, the following ports must be open for local cameras. Opening these ports ensures that the Cloudlink can connect to the cameras, manage them, and stream video.Inbound port | Outbound port | Port usage |
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TCP 443 TCP 80 |
Camera connections HTTPS on port 443 is preferred. Cloudlink appliances only fall back to HTTP on port 80 if secure communication isn’t available. |
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TCP 554 | RTSP for video requests | |
UDP 3702 | Camera discovery requests on 239.255.255.250 (multicast) | |
UDP 10000 to 10599 | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) and Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) communication from cameras to the Cloudlink appliance. | |
UDP 20000 | Camera discovery responses |
Synergis Cloud Link appliances
For Synergis™ Cloud Link, the following ports must be open for the associated domains. Opening the ports ensures that the devices can connect to the cloud services, be managed, and ensures correct access control operations.
Outbound port | Endpoint domain | Port usage |
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TCP 443 | The Synergis Cloud Link communicates with the following domains and
URLs: *.geneteccloud.com *.servicebus.windows.net *.blob.core.windows.net *.global.azure-devices-provisioning.net *.azure-devices.net google.com |
Connection to the cloud |
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UDP 123 | Default: time.windows.com | Connection to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server |
Axis Powered by Genetec appliances
For Axis Powered by Genetec appliances, the following outbound ports must be open for the associated domains. Opening the ports ensures that the devices can connect to cloud services, be managed, and ensure correct access control operations.Outbound port | Endpoint domain | Port usage |
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TCP 443 | The Axis Powered by Genetec devices communicate with the following domains and
URLs: *.geneteccloud.com *.servicebus.windows.net *.blob.core.windows.net *.global.azure-devices-provisioning.net *.Azure-devices.net google.com *.connect.axis.com *st.axis.com |
Connection to the cloud |
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UDP 123 | ntp.pool.org | Connection to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server |