Product Features
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System
Network

Manage Firewall Rules

5min

You can manage firewall rules to open specific ports or port ranges for inbound communication by navigating to System > Network and clicking the Firewall tab.

Notes:

  • These firewall rules apply only to IPv4 traffic.
  • Only Admin users are able to add and edit firewall rules. See Users to learn more.

The Firewall pane allows you to do the following:

  • Review what ports are being used by Manufacturing Connect Edge system components, applications, and containers.
  • Ensure that any DeviceHub drivers and Docker container applications are not running on conflicting ports.
  • Open ports and port ranges with appropriate protocol (TCP/UDP) for Docker applications, containers, and DeviceHub drivers.
  • Manage and close ports as needed.

You can review any firewall changes in System > Events.

The pane shows a summary of what ports are currently open.

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List of Reserved Ports

There are some ports that cannot be used for firewall rules because they are reserved for system services.

Review the list of reserved ports.

Reserved Port or Port Range

System Service that Uses Port(s)

21

FTP

22

SSH

80

HTTP

123

NTP

389

LDAP

443

Manufacturing Connect API

636

LDAP with SSL

1880

Manufacturing Connect Edge UI REST endpoint

2121

FTP

4840

OPC UA

5353

mDNS

5355

LLMNR

8081-8199

REST API endpoints

9081-9199

gRPC API endpoints

8883

MQTT to Manufacturing Connect

51280

Manufacturing Connect Remote Access

Add Port Rule

  1. Navigate to System > Network and click the Firewall tab.
  2. Click Add Rule. The Add Inbound Rule dialog displays.

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  3. Configure the parameters for the firewall rule.
    • Port or Port Range: Enter a single port number or a range of port numbers separated by a hyphen (-).
    • Protocol: Select TCP (transmission control protocol) or UDP (user datagram protocol).
    • Interface: Select eth0 or eth1.
    • (Optional) Service Name or Description: Enter a name for the rule.
  4. Click Add. The new rule displays on the pane.

Manage Port Rules

To manage port rules, click the Action menu for a rule.

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  • Edit: Update the rule.
  • Delete: Remove the rule and close the port or port range.