Connecting To The Obwi Through A Firewall; Figure 2.3: Typical Autoview 3050/3100/3200 Switch Firewall Configuration; Table 2.2: Tcp Ports And Functions For The Autoview 3050/3100/3200 Switch; Table 2.3: Descriptions For Figure 2.3 - Avocent AutoView 3200 Installer/User Manual

Connecting to the OBWI through a firewall

For AutoView 3050/3100/3200 switch installations that use the OBWI for access, four ports must
be opened in a firewall if outside access is desired.

Table 2.2: TCP Ports and Functions for the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch

TCP Port
Number
80
443
2068
8192
In a typical configuration, as shown in Figure 2.3, the user's computer is located outside of the
firewall, and the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 switch resides inside the firewall.

Figure 2.3: Typical AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch Firewall Configuration

Table 2.3: Descriptions for Figure 2.3

Number Description
1 AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch
2 Firewall
Function
Used for the initial downloading of the Avocent Video Viewer (for downloading the Java applet)
Used by the web browser interface for managing the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 switch and
launching KVM sessions
Transmission of KVM session data (mouse & keyboard) or transmission of video for AutoView
3050/3100/3200 switches
Transmission of KVM session data (video) for AutoView 3050/3100/3200 switches
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