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07/22/2014

Reference Architecture 3: Port Summary for Scaled Consolidated Edge (Hardware Load Balanced)

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-02

The Lync Server 2010 Edge Server functionality described in this reference architecture is very similar to what was first introduced in Office Communications Server 2007 R2, with the following exceptions:

Port 8080 is optional and can be used by mobile devices running Lync to locate the Autodiscover Service in situations where modifying the external web service publishing rule certificate is undesirable (for example, if you have a large number of SIP domains).
Port 4443 is used to route traffic from the reverse proxy internal interface to the pool virtual IP (VIP).
Port 4443 is used to route traffic from the pool Front End Server(s) to the Edge internal interface.

There are several options for the 50,000 – 59,999 port ranges but the Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced) figure in Reference Architecture 3: Scaled Consolidated Edge (Hardware Load Balanced) shows the common configuration for interoperability with previous versions of Office Communications Server. For details about the options for configuring this port range, see the section in Determining External A/V Firewall and Port Requirements.

Enterprise perimeter network for scaled consolidated edge with hardware load balancing

Scaled Consolidated Edge HLB Perimeter Network

When reading the previous tables, (in) refers to traffic going from a less trusted network to a more trusted network, such as Internet-to-perimeter or perimeter-to-corporate). For example, traffic from the Internet to the edge external interface or from the edge internal interface to the next hop pool. (out) refers to traffic going from a more trusted network to a less trusted network, such as corporate-to-perimeter or perimeter-to-Internet). For example, traffic from a corporate pool to the edge internal interface or from the edge external interface to the Internet. And, (in/out) refers to traffic that is going both directions.

Inbound/Outbound edge traffic

Edge Inbound/Outbound diagram

We recommend that you only open the ports required to support the functionality for which you are providing external access.

For remote access to work for any edge service, it is mandatory that SIP traffic is allowed to flow bi-directionally as shown in the Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced) figure. Stated another way, the Access Edge service is involved in instant messaging (IM), presence, web conferencing, and audio/video (A/V).

Firewall Summary for Scaled Consolidated Edge with Hardware Load Balancing: External Interface

Protocol/port	Used for
HTTP 80 (out)	Downloading certificate revocation lists
DNS 53 (out)	External DNS queries
SIP/TLS/443 (in)	Client to server SIP traffic for remote user access (open to Access Edge external VIP only, not individual Edge pool servers)
SIP/MTLS/5061 (in)	Federation and connectivity with a hosted Exchange service. Open to Access Edge external VIP only (not individual Edge pool servers).
PSOM/TLS/443 (in)	Remote user access to web conferences for anonymous and federated users. Open to Web Conferencing Edge external VIP only (not individual Edge pool servers)
RTP/TCP/50K range (in)	Media exchange (for details, see Determining External A/V Firewall and Port Requirements) Required for Office Communications Server 2007 interoperability
RTP/TCP/50K range (out)	Media exchange (for details, see Determining External A/V Firewall and Port Requirements) Required for Office Communications Server 2007 interoperability Required for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 desktop sharing and federation Required for Lync Server 2010 application sharing and file transfer. A/V with Windows Live Messenger Note If UDP 3478 is blocked because of perimeter firewall requirements or client side restrictions on UDP 3478, the 50k port range will be used over UDP 3478
RTP/UDP/50K range (in)	Media exchange (for details, see Determining External A/V Firewall and Port Requirements) Required for Office Communications Server 2007 interoperability
RTP/UDP/50K range (out)	Media exchange (for details, see Determining External A/V Firewall and Port Requirements) Required for Office Communications Server 2007 interoperability
STUN/MSTURN/UDP/3478 (in/out)	External user access to A/V sessions (UDP) (open to A/V Edge external VIP and individual Edge Servers)
STUN/MSTURN/TCP/443 (in)	External user access to A/V sessions and media (TCP) (open to A/V Edge external VIP and individual Edge Servers)

Firewall Summary for Scaled Consolidated Edge with Hardware Load Balancing: Internal Interface

Protocol/port	Used for
SIP/MTLS/5061 (in/out)	SIP traffic. Open to Edge internal VIP and individual Edge pool servers.
PSOM/MTLS/8057 (out)	Web conferencing traffic from pool-to-Edge (open to individual Edge Servers only)
SIP/MTLS/5062 (out)	Authentication of A/V users (that is, A/V authentication service) (open to Edge internal VIP and individual Edge Servers)
STUN/MSTURN/UDP/3478 (out)	Preferred path for media transfer between internal and external users (UDP) (open to Edge internal VIP and individual Edge Servers)
STUN/MSTURN/TCP/443 (out)	Alternate path for media transfer between internal and external users (TCP) (open to Edge internal VIP and individual Edge Servers)
HTTPS 4443 (out)	Pushing CMS database updates to Edge nodes (open to individual Edge Servers only)

Firewall Details for Reverse Proxy Server: External Interface

Protocol/port	Use for
HTTP 80 (in)	(Optional) Redirection to HTTPS if user accidentally enters http://<publishedSiteFQDN>. Also required if using the Autodiscover Service for mobile devices running Lync in situations where the organization does not want to modify certificate on the external web service publishing rule.
HTTPS 443 (in)	Address book downloads, address book Web query service, client updates, meeting content, device updates, group expansion, dial-in conferencing and conferences.

HTTP 80 (in)

(Optional) Redirection to HTTPS if user accidentally enters http://<publishedSiteFQDN>.

Also required if using the Autodiscover Service for mobile devices running Lync in situations where the organization does not want to modify certificate on the external web service publishing rule.

HTTPS 443 (in)

Address book downloads, address book Web query service, client updates, meeting content, device updates, group expansion, dial-in conferencing and conferences.

Firewall Details for Reverse Proxy Server: Internal Interface

Protocol/port	Used for
HTTP 8080 (in)	Required if using the Autodiscover Service for mobile devices running Lync in situations where customer does not want to modify the external web service publishing rule certificate. Traffic sent to port 80 on the reverse proxy external interface is redirected to a pool on port 8080 from the reverse proxy internal interface so that the pool Web Services can distinguish it from internal web traffic.
HTTPS 4443 (in)	Traffic sent to port 443 on the reverse proxy external interface is redirected to a pool on port 4443 from the reverse proxy internal interface so that the pool Web Services can distinguish it from internal web traffic.

HTTP 8080 (in)

Required if using the Autodiscover Service for mobile devices running Lync in situations where customer does not want to modify the external web service publishing rule certificate.

Traffic sent to port 80 on the reverse proxy external interface is redirected to a pool on port 8080 from the reverse proxy internal interface so that the pool Web Services can distinguish it from internal web traffic.

HTTPS 4443 (in)

Traffic sent to port 443 on the reverse proxy external interface is redirected to a pool on port 4443 from the reverse proxy internal interface so that the pool Web Services can distinguish it from internal web traffic.

Note

When reading the previous tables, (in) refers to traffic going from a less trusted network to a more trusted network, such as Internet-to-perimeter or perimeter-to-corporate. For example, traffic from Internet to the reverse proxy external interface or from the reverse proxy internal interface to a Standard Edition pool or a hardware load balancer VIP associated with an Enterprise Edition pool.

External Port Settings Required for Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced): External Interface Virtual IPs

Edge role	Source IP address	Source port	Destination IP address	Destination port	Transport	Application	Notes
Access	Any	Any	131.107.155.110	443	TCP	SIP (TLS)	Client to server SIP traffic for external user access
Access	Any	Any	131.107.155.110	5061	TCP	SIP (MTLS)	For federated and public IM connectivity using SIP (inbound)
Web Conferencing	Any	Any	131.107.155.120	443	TCP	PSOM (TLS)
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.130	3478	UDP	STUN/MSTURN
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.130	443	TCP	STUN/MSTURN

External Port Settings Required for Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced): External Interface Node 1

Edge role	Source IP address	Source port	Destination IP address	Destination port	Transport	Application	Notes
Access	131.107.155.10	Any	Any	80	TCP	HTTP
Access	131.107.155.10	Any	Any	53	UDP	DNS
Access	131.107.155.10	Any	Any	5061	TCP	SIP (MTLS)	For federated and public IM connectivity using SIP (outbound)
A/V	131.107.155.30	50,000 – 59,999	Any	Any	TCP	RTP	Required only for desktop sharing with partners running Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Also required for application sharing or file transfer with Lync Server 2010 federated users and A/V sessions with Windows Live Messenger.
A/V	131.107.155.30	50,000 – 59,999	Any	Any	UDP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.30	50,000 – 59,999	TCP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.30	50,000 – 59,999	UDP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	131.107.155.30	Any	Any	3478	UDP	STUN/MSTURN	3478 outbound is used to determine the version of Edge Server Lync Server 2010 is communicating with and also for media traffic from Edge Server-to-Edge Server. Required for federation with Lync Server 2010, Windows Live Messenger, and Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and also if multiple Edge pools are deployed within a company.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.30	3478	UDP	STUN/MSTURN
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.30	443	TCP	STUN/MSTURN

External Port Settings Required for Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced): External Interface Node 2

Edge role	Source IP address	Source port	Destination IP address	Destination port	Transport	Application	Notes
Access	131.107.155.11	Any	Any	80	TCP	HTTP
Access	131.107.155.11	Any	Any	53	UDP	DNS
Access	131.107.155.11	Any	Any	5061	TCP	SIP (MTLS)	For federated and public IM connectivity using SIP (outbound)
A/V	131.107.155.31	50,000 – 59,999	Any	Any	TCP	RTP	Required only for desktop sharing with partners running Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Also required for application sharing or file transfer with Lync Server 2010 federated users and A/V sessions with Windows Live Messenger.
A/V	131.107.155.31	50,000 – 59,999	Any	Any	UDP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.31	50,000 – 59,999	TCP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.31	50,000 – 59,999	UDP	RTP	Required only for federation with partners running Office Communications Server 2007.
A/V	131.107.155.31	Any	Any	3478	UDP	STUN/MSTURN	3478 outbound is used to determine the version of Edge server Lync Server 2010 is communicating with and also for media traffic from Edge server to Edge server. Required for federation with Lync Server 2010, Windows Live Messenger, and Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and also if multiple Edge pools are deployed within a company.
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.31	3478	UDP	STUN/MSTURN
A/V	Any	Any	131.107.155.31	443	TCP	STUN/MSTURN

External Port Settings Required for Scaled Consolidated Edge Topology (Hardware Load Balanced): Reverse Proxy

Edge role	Source IP address	Source port	Destination IP address	Destination port	Transport	Application	Notes
Not applicable	Any	Any	10.45.16.40	80	TCP	SIP (TLS)	(Optional) Use to redirect http traffic to https. Also required if using the Autodiscover Service for mobile devices running Lync in situations where the organization does not want to modify certificate on the external web service publishing rule.
Not applicable	Any	Any	10.45.16.40	443	TCP	HTTPS

Not applicable

Any

10.45.16.40

TCP

SIP (TLS)

(Optional) Use to redirect http traffic to https.