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title: Network Port Settings
slug: zixi-broadcaster-v18/network-port-settings
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createdAt: 2024-12-24T19:39:34.803Z
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For the Zixi Broadcaster operating as a streaming server, the following ports must be opened on your Firewall(s) as described below:
# Network Settings for Zixi Broadcaster as Streaming Server
| Port | Type | Direction | **Description** | Protocol |
| --------------------- | --------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| 2088/7088
\*\*\* | UDP | Inbound\* | Push input from a Zixi enabled feeding software \*\* | Zixi |
| 2077/7077
\*\*\* | UDP | Inbound\* | Pull output by Zixi enabled receiving software \*\* | Zixi |
| 2088/7088
\*\*\* | UDP | Outbound\* | Push output to a Zixi Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect | Zixi |
| 2077/7077
\*\*\* | UDP | Outbound\* | Pull input from a Zixi Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect | Zixi |
| 1935 | TCP | Inbound\* | Push input from RTMP enabled software | RTMP |
| 1935 | TCP | Outbound\* | Push output to CDN origin server or RTMP enabled software | RTMP |
| 7777 | TCP | Inbound\* | Pull output from HTML5 video player or CDN caching software | HLS or DASH |
| 4444 | TCP | Inbound\* | Web management UI | HTTP |
| 80/443 | TCP
| Outbound\* | Communication to Zixi License server -
[license.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/), [license2.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/)
- 52.72.218.41
- 34.195.97.223
- 3.140.62.221
- 3.137.16.26
ZEN Master Backend Servers
- 18.210.103.157
- 23.20.44.73
- 34.200.88.233
- 34.238.1.65
- 35.170.111.151
- 52.4.9.203 | HTTP/HTTPS |
| 53 | TCP & UDP | Outbound\* | Communication to Domain Name Server |
|
\* Return traffic must be enabled.
\*\* The maximum recommended throughput per port is 1Gbps. If more throughput is expected through the Broadcaster, additional ports for the Zixi protocol can be defined on the [General](https://zixidocumentation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/116/pages/4775778220/General) page under the **Settings** tab.
\*\*\* 7077 and 7088 use DTLS encryption
For ZEC operating as a feeder device to a remote Zixi Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect, the following ports must be opened on your Firewall(s) as described below:
# Network Settings for ZEC as a Feeder Device
| Port | Type | Direction | **Description** | Protocol |
| --------------- | --------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| 2088/7088\*\*\* | UDP | Outbound\* | Push output to a Zixi Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect | Zixi |
| 1935 | TCP | Inbound\* | Push input from RTMP enabled software | RTMP |
| 4444 | TCP | Inbound \* | Web management UI | HTTP |
| 80/443 | TCP
| Outbound\* | Communication to Zixi License server -
[license.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/), [license2.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/)
- 52.72.218.41
- 34.195.97.223
- 3.140.62.221
- 3.137.16.26
ZEN Master Backend Servers
- 18.210.103.157
- 23.20.44.73
- 34.200.88.233
- 34.238.1.65
- 35.170.111.151
- 52.4.9.203 | HTTP/HTTPS |
| 53 | TCP & UDP | Outbound\* | Communication to Domain Name Server |
|
\* Return traffic must be enabled.
\*\* The maximum recommended throughput per port is 1Gbps. If more throughput is expected through the Broadcaster, additional ports for the Zixi protocol can be defined on the [General](https://zixidocumentation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/116/pages/4775778220/General) page under the **Settings** tab.
\*\*\* 7077 and 7088 use DTLS encryption
For the ZEC operating as a receiver device, the following ports must be opened on your Firewall(s) as described below:
# Network Settings for ZEC as a Receiver Device
| Port | Type | Direction | **Description** | Protocol |
| --------------------- | --------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| 2077/7077
\*\*\* | UDP | Outbound\* | Pull input from a Zixi Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect | Zixi |
| 1935 | TCP | Inbound\* | Push output to CDN origin server or RTMP enabled software | RTMP |
| 7777 | TCP | Inbound\* | Pull output from HTML5 video player or CDN caching software | HLS or DASH |
| 4444 | TCP | Inbound\* | Web management UI | HTTP |
| 80/443 | TCP
| Outbound\* | Communication to Zixi License server -
[license.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/), [license2.zixi.com](http://license.zixi.com/)
- 52.72.218.41
- 34.195.97.223
- 3.140.62.221
- 3.137.16.26
ZEN Master Backend Servers
- 18.210.103.157
- 23.20.44.73
- 34.200.88.233
- 34.238.1.65
- 35.170.111.151
- 52.4.9.203 | HTTP/HTTPS |
| 53 | TCP & UDP | Outbound\* | Communication to Domain Name Server |
|
| 22 | SSH | Outbound\* | ZEN Master to customer's io.zixi.com server
Note: This is an outbound-only, private key authenticated, SSH tunnel - no inbound rules are required | |
\* Return traffic must be enabled.
\*\* The maximum recommended throughput per port is 1Gbps. If more throughput is expected through the Broadcaster, additional ports for the Zixi protocol can be defined on the [General](https://zixidocumentation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/116/pages/4775778220/General) page under the **Settings** tab.
\*\*\* 7077 and 7088 use DTLS encryption