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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 “Examining the ARP table”.
25 TCP SMTP for alert email and snapshot notifications. See
“Notification configuration workflow”.
53 UDP DNS queries. See “NVR configuration”.
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 “Configuring video profiles”.
123 UDP NTP synchronization. See “Camera settings”.
443 HTTPS Sending network settings and other configurations to
cameras. See “Configuring video profiles”.
514 UDP Syslog. See “Configuring logging”.
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 “NVR configuration”.
N/A ARP MAC address resolution responses. See “Examining the ARP
table”.
21 TCP FTP for receiving motion detection clips from cameras.
Currently, this is not configurable.
22 TCP SSH administrative CLI access. See “NVR configuration”.