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This page describes the IP network ports that Transfer Appliance uses
during transfers. Work with your network administrator to verify that all
required ports are configured appropriately for a successful transfer.
Required ports for attestation service
After you receive your appliance, you must run the attestation service to ensure
that the appliance hasn't been tampered with during shipping. The following
table describes the IP network port that is used to run the attestation
application.
Service
IP Ports
IP Protocol
Notes
Attestation service
8081
TCP
Run the Transfer Appliance attestation application
after you receive the appliance to ensure it hasn't been
tampered with during shipping. For more information on how to validate
your appliance, refer to the
Receive your Transfer Appliance page.
Required ports for NFS
Transfer Appliance supports NFS for transfers originating from Linux
and Apple macOS workstations. The following table describes the IP network ports
that must be enabled on your network to use NFS with
Transfer Appliance:
Service
IP Ports
IP Protocol
rcpbind
111
TCP and UDP
NFS
2049
TCP and UDP
statd
32765–32766
TCP
mountd
32757
TCP
nlockmgr
32764,32768
UDP
Required ports for SSH or SCP
Transfer Appliance supports SSH or SCP for transfers originating from
Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Apple macOS workstations. The following table
describes the IP network port that must be enabled on your network to use SSH or
SCP with Transfer Appliance:
Service
IP Ports
IP Protocol
Notes
SSH
22
TCP
You can connect to Transfer Appliance using SSH while connected
to the management port. The management port is typically used to validate
the appliance. For more information, refer to
Validating the appliance.
Optional ports
Transfer Appliance can use DHCP, but it isn't
required to use Transfer Appliance. The following table describes the
optional IP network port for Transfer Appliance:
Service
IP Ports
IP Protocol
Notes
DHCP
68
UDP
This port is optional if you use static IP assignments on your network.
For more information on configuring Transfer Appliance to use a
static IP address, refer to
Configuring appliance
software.
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