Ports; Security Issues With Ports - ADDER AdderView CATx AVX4016 User Manual

Ports

If.you.accept.the.analogy.of.IP addresses.being.rather.like.telephone.numbers,.
then.think.of.ports.as.extension.numbers..In.a.company.of.any.size,.you.
generally.wouldn't.expect.the.accounts.department.to.share.the.same.telephone.
with.the.technical.department..Although.their.calls.may.all.be.related.to.the.
same.company,.they.concern.very.different.aspects.of.that.company..
It.is.the.same.with.IP.network.connections..Although.you.have.only.one.network.
link.into.your.computer.and.only.one.IP.address.(phone.number),.you.are.
probably.performing.many.different.tasks.through.that.one.link,.often.at.the.
same.time..Thus,.when.you.browse.the.web.your.outgoing.requests.and.the.
incoming.information.are.all.channelled.through.port.80..When.you.send.an.
email,.it.travels.through.port.25.and.when.you.transfer.files.you.are,.without.
knowing.it,.using.port.20.
At.the."border.crossing".between.the.wider.Internet.and.every.local.network.
attached.to.it,.there.is.a.router.that.is.usually.combined.with.a.firewall..One.of.
its.main.tasks.is.to.direct.incoming.traffic.to.the.correct.place.within.its.local.
network..A.key.piece.of.information.to.help.it.do.this.is.the.port.number:.
User.accesses.the.company.
website.at:.129.7.1.10.(this.
automatically.uses.port.80)..
AdderView.CATx.IP.has.
the.local.IP.address:.
192.168.0.3
User.with.VNC.viewer.accesses.
IP.address:.129.7.1.10.(this.
automatically.uses.port.5900)..
Router/firewall address: 9...0
Router.is.programmed.to.send.port.5900.
VNC.traffic.to.local.address.192.168.0.3.
and.port.80.web.traffic.to.local.address.
192.168.0.42
.
Web.server.has.the.local.
IP.address:.192.168.0.42

Security issues with ports

The.settings.of.port.numbers.become.important.when.the.AdderView.CATx.IP.
is.situated.behind.a.network.firewall..In.order.for.a.remote.VNC.viewer.or.web.
browser.to.make.contact.with.your.AdderView.CATx.IP,.it.is.necessary.for.the.
firewall.to.allow.communication.through.a.particular.numbered.port.to.occur..
One.specific.function.of.firewalls.is.to.restrict.access.to.ports.in.order.to.prevent.
malicious.attackers.using.them.as.a.route.into.your.network..Every.new.port.that.
is.opened.offers.a.new.possibility.for.hackers.and.so.the.number.of.accessible.
ports.is.purposefully.kept.to.a.minimum..In.such.cases,.it.may.be.advantageous.
to.change.one.or.both.AdderView.CATx.IP.ports.to.use.the.same.number..The.
other.alternative.is.to.place.the.AdderView.CATx.IP.unit.outside.the.firewall.and.
take.full.advantage.of.its.secure.operation.features.–.see.Networking
details.
IMPORTANT: The correct configuration of routers and firewalls requires
advanced networking skills and intimate knowledge of the particular network.
Adder Technology cannot provide specific advice on how to configure your
network devices and strongly recommend that such tasks are carried out by a
qualified professional.
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