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What ports do Axis IP cameras use

Marco Albertini by Marco Albertini
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In this guide, we will show what ports Axis cameras use. Axis manufacturers a variety of products that used different ports to run their communications and specific services. It may be handy to know such ports to you can utilize them better.

The table below shows the most common Axis camera ports. An Axis camera can stream video, audio and act as a web server as well. Each service may use a different protocol and communicates through certain ports only.

  • Port: 80 / Service: HTTP (Web Server port). HTTP is the default setting for video streams and configuration data sent between device and server.
  • Port: 554 / Service: RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol)
  • Port: 49152 / Service: UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

These main ports are available by default in most Axis IP cameras and are used for web services, real-time streaming, and for the Plug-n-Play function.

What ports do Axis IP cameras use

Other ports that are not enabled by default

The following ports can be used in certain scenarios but the user needs to enable them first. So, these ports are there but are by default disabled.

  • Port: 21 / Service: FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  • Port: 22 / Service: SSH (Secure Shell)
  • Port: 161 / Service: SNMP (Simple Network Protocol)
  • Port: 443 / Service: HTTPS (Web Secure page). If HTTPS is enabled for a device, video streams and all configuration data sent between device and server are encrypted.

These ports are used for different purposes. For example, you can use the FTP port to perform a firmware upgrade on the camera. Using an SSH client, you can control the camera remotely via command lines.

SNMP can be used to send out statistics from the camera and HTTPS utilized a secure certificate for a safe connection via browser.

The following table shows the different ports being used in a typical AXIS Camera Station setup.

Port Number Protocol Inbound

Outbound

Used by Comments
80 & 443 HTTP &

HTTPS

Outbound ACS Server &

Client to Internet

Activate license, download firmware, connected services, etc.
80 HTTP Outbound ACS Server & Device Video stream & device data
5353 UDP Outbound ACS Server & Device mDNS Discovery (Bonjour) search for cameras Multicast 224.0.0.251
1900 UDP Outbound ACS Server & Device SSDP Discovery upnp search for devices

Multicast 239.255.255.250

3702 UDP Outbound ACS Server & Device WS-Discovery webservices discovery Onvif Multicast 239.255.255.250
55752 HTTP Inbound ACS Server & Client Video, audio, metadata stream (AES encryption) If TCP fails on 55754, 55752 with HTTP is used for application data (AES encryption)
55754 TCP Inbound ACS Server & Client Encrypted application data (TLS 1.2 encryption)
55755 TCP Inbound ACS Server & Client Server discovery SSDP/UPNP
55756 TCP Inbound ACS Server &

Mobile App

Encrypted application data HTTPS

Video stream MP4 over HTTPS

55757 TCP Inbound ACS Server &

Mobile App

Video stream RTSP over HTTP
50333 TCP Inbound ACS Server &

3rd party application

Application data for 3rd party applications using ACS API
50334 TCP Inbound ACS Server &

3rd party application

Video port used by 3rd party applications using ACS API
Marco Albertini

Marco Albertini

Italian-born Marco Albertini, with a background in Computer Science, found his passion in security camera systems, alarms, and cloud services. Based in New York since 2010, he's a sought-after expert, assisting numerous businesses and homeowners in securing their properties with advanced solutions.

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