On-Prem Network Requirements for IT

If ALL components are not on the same subnet, the following ports must be open to the on-prem appliance:

1. Whitelist the IP Address or URL for the Alcatraz Platform server. ƒ

  • https://<ip address>

2. These ports are required to be opened. These are outbound from the Rock.

 

Ports Required for Rock
TCP 443 UI and Events Outbound from Rock to Alcatraz Server
TCP 3310 Data Sync Outbound from Rock to Alcatraz Server
TCP 8443 On-boarding and Updates Outbound from Rock to Alcatraz Server
UDP 53 DNS* Outbound from Rock to DNS Server
UDP 123 NTP* Outbound from Rock to NTP Server

 

Ports for ACS Integration (optional)
TCP 3033 ACS Integration Sync Outbound from ACS Integration Server to Alcatraz Server

 

Ports for ONVIF (optional)
TCP 80 ONVIF Agent Inbound to Rock from VMS
TCP 554 RTSP Streaming Inbound to Rock from VMS
UDP 554 RTSP Streaming Inbound to Rock from VMS
UDP 3792 ONVIF Discovery Inbound to Rock from VMS

Other Multicast Ports as defined by the VMS

*Notes Regarding DNS and NTP Servers

DNS

  • A DNS Server is required if URLs or FQDNs are used for any other fields such as NTP.
  • If a corporate DNS Server is not available, a public one such as those offered by Google can be entered: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4

NTP

  • An NTP Server is required!
  • If a corporate NTP Server is not available and the Rocks have access to the internet, a public one such as those offered by Google and NIST can be entered: time.google.com or time.nist.gov
  • If a corporate NTP Server is not available and the Rocks do not have access to the internet, an NTP Server can be configured on the Alcatraz Platform Server during the software installation process.