Ports

The Ports tab is used to configure the ports through which the Servers will communicate with the Clients. SOS Collab operates using a TCP/IP-based networking protocol. This protocol can be operated on any ports the user specifies, from 0 to 65536. Ports used by SOS Collab must not be in use by any other application. If a network firewall or proxy server is used, the firewall or proxy server may need to be configured to allow communication on the specified ports.

The Servers may be configured to listen on secure and/or unsecure ports. The secure ports listen for connections with SSL; the unsecure ports listen for connections in the clear.

The Command port is used for requests and responses between the Primary Server and the Windows Client. The Broadcast port is used to send unsolicited messages from the Primary Server to one or more Windows Clients.

Primary Server

Enable Unsecure Connection

• Default Command port is 16436
• Default Broadcast port is 16437

Enable Secure Connection

• Default Command port is 16434
• Default Broadcast port is 16435

Web Server

• Non-SSL Port -- Default is 80. (Please Note: if the server machine is running IIS on port 80, change the port number for the SOS Collab Web Server to a port not being used by another application.)
• SSL Port -- Default is 443.

Both the SOS Collab Primary and Web Servers must be restarted after configuring ports.