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The ports must be open and redirected for firewall and network address translation purposes.

Preface
Getting started
- What is Stratocast™?
  Stratocast™ is a cloud-based video monitoring system that makes the adoption of network video security solutions easy. With Stratocast™, you can connect to your business wherever you go. Using the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud-computing platform, Stratocast™ eliminates the need for on-site servers. As a result, installation time is reduced and you can begin monitoring your premises quickly.
- Stratocast™ accounts
  A Stratocast™ account is a collection of user-related and geographical information for a given company in a given location, and the arrangement with which that company can use the services offered by Stratocast™. There are two types of accounts: integrator accounts and client accounts.
- Firewall settings
  The ports must be open and redirected for firewall and network address translation purposes.
- Homepage overview
  The homepage is your starting point for all of your client and integrator needs. You can access the homepage from any page in Stratocast™.
- Changing your personal preferences
  To change the language of the user interface or enable camera-related notifications, you can change your personal preferences once your Stratocast™ account is active.
- Stratocast™ videos
  Use the Stratocast™ training videos to help you learn about key features and understand the product. You can access all the videos in one place, the Stratocast™ videos channel.
- About Stratocast™ mobile apps
  Stratocast™ mobile apps are the mobile version of Stratocast™ that you can use to connect to your system remotely over WiFi or cellular networks. With the Stratocast™ mobile apps, you can monitor your premises directly from your mobile devices.
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Glossary

Firewall settings

2022-01-27

The ports must be open and redirected for firewall and network address translation purposes.

The following diagram illustrates the ports that you must open for each application.

Diagram of ports to open for each application


Legend
Encrypted video stream (TCP)
Encrypted communication 128-256 bit SSL or TLS (RSA or AES) and password authentication
H.264 video stream

Ports used by web client

The following table lists the ports that you must open for outbound traffic, so that the web client can connect to Stratocast™.


Outbound	Port usage
TCP 80, 443	Portal page
TCP 943	Security validation port
TCP 4530	Video streaming port

Ports used by mobile apps (iOS and Android)

The following table lists the ports that you must open for outbound traffic, so that your mobile devices can connect to Stratocast™.


Outbound	Port usage
TCP 443, 5223	iOS push notifications
TCP 5228, 5229, 5230	Android push notifications
TCP 18100	Control commands
TCP 18101 - 19101 (inclusive)	Video streaming port

Ports used by video units

The following table lists the ports that you must open for outbound traffic, so that your video unit can connect to Stratocast™.


Video unit	Outbound	Port usage	Destination IP
Axis	TCP 80, 443, 8080, 8081	HTTP communication Axis dispatch servers	87.237.215.80 124.35.144.186 195.60.68.120 195.60.68.121 206.71.169.189
Axis	TCP 21001 - 21050 (inclusive)	Camera video streaming
Bosch Hanwha i-PRO (Panasonic) Mobotix Vivotek	TCP 80, 443, 22000	Communication
Bosch Hanwha i-PRO (Panasonic) Mobotix Vivotek	TCP 22001 - 22050 (inclusive)	Camera video streaming
All	TCP and UDP 53 direct to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4	Google DNS servers

Ports used by Security Center Federation™

The following table lists the ports that you must open for outbound traffic, so that Security Center users can connect to Stratocast™.


Outbound	Port usage
TCP 5500	Control commands
TCP 556	Video streaming port