Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System - Manual (Page 100)

Pearl Mini User Guide Network ports used by Pearl Mini
Port (or range) Protocol Description
554 to 554+(x-1) TCP
For RTSP/TCP and RTSP/HTTP streaming on your network (where x is the
number of channels configured). The number of ports used depends on
how many channels you have with RTSP streaming enabled. See
Stream
content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP . Note that client video players choose
whether they are using RTSP/TCP, RTSP/HTTP or RTSP/UDP.
Ports 554 and 555 are also used for internal communications. If
streaming is disabled, these ports remain open but refuse all external
connection requests.
Random in range
32768 - 61000
UDP
If the client video player chooses RTSP/UDP, it will negotiate 4 random
UDP ports (two for audio and two for video). The port range is dependent
on the OS of the client video player and can change with updates to that
OS.
1900 UDP UPnP server for UPnP discovery, if enabled. See Stream using UPnP .
Random in range
50000 to 65000
TCP
UPnP media server, if enabled. Each time the UPnP server is started, a
random TCP port in this range is used to enable connections with other
UPnP devices.
5353 UDP
For multicast DNS discovery. See Connect using a DNS-based service
discovery .
8000 to 8000+(x-1) TCP
For Flash (FLV) live stream and MPEG-TS streaming on your network
(where x is the number of channels configured). The number of ports
used depends on how many channels you have with streaming enabled.
See
Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP .
Ports 8000 and 8001 are also used for internal communications. If
streaming is disabled for the channel from the Channel > Streaming ,
these ports remain open but refuse all external connection requests.
In addition to the incoming ports, Pearl Mini uses some outgoing connections as follows:
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Port 80 - used for firmware update checks and downloads.
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Publishing/streaming port - the actual ports used for streaming to a server depends on the server
and protocol used. See Streaming to a server
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AFU file recording transfer port - for actual ports used for AFU depends on your configuration. See
FTP and automatic file transfers
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