Users Guide
Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage
Enterprise
Supported protocols and ports on management stations
Table 8. OpenManage Enterprise supported protocols and ports on the management stations
Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption
Level
Source Direction Destination Usage
22 SSH TCP 256-bit Management
station
In OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Required for incoming
only if FSD is used.
OpenManage
Enterprise
administrator must
enable only if
interacting with the
Dell EMC support staff.
25 SMTP TCP None OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out Management
station
To receive email alerts
from OpenManage
Enterprise.
53 DNS UDP/TCP None OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out Management
station
For DNS queries.
68 / 546
(IPv6)
DHCP UDP/TCP None OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out Management
station
Network configuration.
80 HTTP TCP None Management
station
In OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
The Web GUI landing
page. Will redirect a
user to HTTPS.
123 NTP TCP None OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out NTP Server Time synchronization
(if enabled).
137, 138, 139,
445
CIFS UDP/TCP None iDRAC/ CMC In OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
To upload or download
device configuration
templates, to upload
TSR and diagnostic
logs, and to download
firmware DUPs.
OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out CIFS share To import firmware
catalogs from CIFS
share.
162* SNMP UDP None Management
station
In/Out OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Event reception
through SNMP. The
direction is 'outgoing'
only if using the Trap
forward policy.
443 (default) HTTPS TCP 128-bit SSL Management
station
In/Out OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Web GUI. To download
updates and warranty
information from
dell.com. 256-bit
encryption is allowed
when communicating
with the OpenManage
Enterprise by using
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