Firewall and port settings

Firewall and port settings

Q: I can’t seem to get a connection to IPMI, regardless of the IP address settings being used. Do I need to open certain ports on my firewall?

A: IPMI needs additional ports opened to access various services. The ports will vary depending on your motherboard’s BMC hardware.

For WPCM450 and AST2400 BMC:

  • HTTP: 80 (TCP)
  • HTTPS: 443 (TCP)
  • IPMI/RCMP: 623 (UDP)
  • Remote console: 5900/5901 (TCP)
  • Virtual media: 623 (TCP)
  • SMASH: 22 (TCP)
  • WS-MAN: 8889 (TCP)

For SH7757 and SH7758 BMC:

  • IPMI/RCMP: 623 (UDP)
  • Non-SSL ports:
  • HTTP: 80 (TCP)
  • KVM: 7578 (TCP)
  • CD Media: 5120 (TCP)
  • FD Media: 5122 (TCP)
  • HD Media: 5123 (TCP)
  • Telnet: Port 23 (TCP)
  • SSL ports:
  • Web: 443 (TCP)
  • KVM: 7582 (TCP)
  • CD Media: 5124 (TCP)
  • FD Media: 5126 (TCP)
  • HD Media: 5127 (TCP)
  • SSH: Port 22 (TCP

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