Extron IPCP Pro Series Control Instructions
Control Systems — Network Ports, Protocols, and Licenses
This guide contains information about network port requirements and third-party software packages used for Extron Pro Series control products. The diagram and the tables below show the network ports and protocols that are required for communication between the Extron control software and hardware.
Consult your network administrator to confirm the connectivity for the network ports mentioned in this guide.
Network Port Information
The following tables provide network port information for network planning and troubleshooting.
- Inbound/Outbound” refers to the flow of traffic to and from the device.
- Inbound” indicates that traffic is received on the specified port on the device.
- Outbound” indicates that the traffic is sent out from the specified port.
- Both” indicates that traffic is received by and also sent out from the specified port.
Hardware and Virtual Hardware:
IP Link Pro Control Processors
IP Link Pro xi Control Processors
Control System Expansion Interfaces
Media Link Plus Controllers
HC Collaboration Systems
Network Button Panels
Touch Link Pro Controllers and Touch panels
TLI Pro Interfaces
Virtual Control Appliance (VCA) with
Virtual Control Processors (VCP)
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 53 | UDP | Both | DNS | DNS service |
| 67 | UDP | Both | DHCP | DHCP server |
| 68 | UDP | Both | DHCP | DHCP client |
| 80 | TCP | Both | HTTP | Port redirects to HTTPS |
| 123 | UDP | Both | NTP | NTP service |
| 161 | UDP | Both | SNMP | SNMP service |
| 443 | TCP | Both | HTTPS | Default web page, GlobalViewer, Extron Control for Web |
| 4502 | UDP | Inbound | Discovery | Broadcast network discovery |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 4522 | TCP | Both | SFTP | Internal system file transfer |
| 22022 | TCP | Both | SFTP | Secure file transfer |
ZRTP Pro Series Touch panels
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 123 | UDP | Both | NTP | NTP service |
| 4502 | TCP | Both | Discovery | Broadcast network discovery |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 4522 | TCP | Both | STFP | Internal system file transfer |
Global Configuration Plus and
Global Configuration Professional Software
Global Scripted
Control Script Deployment Utility
Room Agent
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 4504 | UDP | Inbound | Trace | Extron trace messages |
| 4522 | TCP | Both | SFTP | Internal system file transfer |
Tool belt Software
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 4502 | UDP | Outbound | Discovery | Broadcast network discovery |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 4504 | UDP | Inbound | Trace | Extron trace messages |
| 4522 | TCP | Both | SFTP | Internal system file transfer |
Extron Control for iOS
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 443 | TCP | Inbound | HTTPS | Internal system file transfer |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 4522 | TCP | Inbound | SFTP | Internal system file transfer |
Extron Control for Web 2.0 with HTML5, Extron Control for Zoom Rooms
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 443 | TCP | Both | HTTPS | Internal system file transfer Internal system messaging |
Extron Control for Android
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 443 | TCP | Inbound | HTTPS | Internal system file transfer |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
Extron Control for Microsoft® Teams® Room Software
| Port | Protocol | Inbound/Outbound | Service | Description |
| 443 | TCP | Outbound | HTTPS | Internal system file transfer |
| 4503 | TCP | Both | SSH | Internal system messaging |
| 5000 | UDP | Inbound | Discovery | Initial communication |
| 5001-5008* | TCP | Both | SSH | Control communication |
Network Traffic Overview
The following diagrams show the interaction of network functions, protocols, and ports
Extron Pro Series Control Products, Part 1
Extron Pro Series Control Products, Part 2
License Information
The following table lists the licensed third-party software packages used by all Pro Series control products.
NOTE: Licensed third-party software packages are subject to change without notice.
| Licensed Third-Party Software | |||||
| Package | License | Package | License | Package | License |
| aufs2-util | GNU GPL v2 | json4lua | MIT | nginx | BSD-2c |
| alsa-lib | LGPL v2.1+ | key utils | GPL v2+ LGPL v2.1+ | ngx_echo | BSD-2c |
| alsa-utils | GNU GPL v2 | ldconfig | GPL v2+ | ntp | MIT |
| audit | GPL v2 (programs), LGPL v2.1 (libraries) | libassuan | GNU LGPL v2.1 | openssh | BSD |
| avahi | GNU LGPL v2.1 | libcgicc 3.2.3 | GNU LGPL v2.1 | openssl | OpenSSL |
| bstrlib | BSD | libcurl | ICS | paho-mqtt-c | EPL-2.0 or BSD-3c |
| busy box | GNU GPL v2 | lib daemon | GNU GPL v2.1 | pcre | BSD |
| bzip2 | BSD | libdnet | BSD | pexpect | MIT |
| can-utils | unknown | libelf | LGPLv2.1+ | pixman | MIT |
| cjson | MIT | libevent | BSD-3cOpenBSD | popt | MIT |
| crack lib | LGPLv2.1+ | libfcgi | fcgi | psmisc | GNU GPL v2 |
| compact-wireless | GNU GPL v2 | libffi | MIT | pyexchange | Apache |
| Curl | ICS | libglib2 | LGPLv2.1+ | pylibssh2 | LGP v2.1 |
| devmem2 | GNU GPL v2 | libgpg-error | GNU LGPL v2.1 | python-evdev | python-evdev |
| dosfstools | GNU GPL v2 | libnl | GNU LGPL v2.1 | python-lxml | BSD |
| ecryptfs-utils | GNU GPL v2 | libnspr | MPLv2.0 | python3 | PSF |
| eudev | GPL v2+ LGPL v2.1+ | libnss | GNU GPL v2 | pytz | pytz |
| expat | MIT | libpcap | BSD | qt | GNU LGPL v2.1 |
| fbset | GNU GPL v2 | libpng | libpng license | rapidjson | MIT |
| fcgi | fcgi | librsync | LGPL v2.1+ | shadow | BSD-3c |
| fgciwrap | MIT | pocketknives | GNU LGPL v2.1 | socat | GNU GPL v2 |
| Flex | FLEX | lib soup | LGPL v2.1+ | spawn-fcgi | BSD |
| free type | Free Type license | libssh2 | BSD | sqlite | public domain |
| fontconfig | fontconfig | libusb | GNU LGPL v2.1 | syslog-ng | LGPL-2.1(syslog-ng core), GPL-2.0 (modules) |
| gnupg-1.4.7 | GNU GPL v2 | libxml2 | MIT | ||
| gpgme | GNU LGPL v2.1 | libxslt | MIT | tcpdump | BSD |
| gstreamer | GNU GPL v2 | lighttpd | BSD | tzdata | public domain |
| htop | GPL v2 | Linux | GNU GPL v2 | uboot | GNU GPL v2 |
| i2c-tools | GNU GPL v2 | Linux-PAM | BSD | udev | GNU GPL v2 |
| ifplugd | GNU GPL v2 | lua | MIT | util-linux | GPL v2, BSD-4c,libblkid and lib mount LGPL v2.1,liquid BSD-3c |
| jo | MIT (j son.[ch]), GPL v2 (rest) | minicom | GNU GPL v2 | ||
| imperf | imperf | med | GNU GPL v2 | wireless_tools | GNU GPL v2 |
| prostitute | GPL v2 | ncurses | MIT | pa_supplicant | GPL v2 / BSD-3c |
| iptables | GPL v2 | netsnmp | BSD | xinetd | custom |
| jpeg | lib jpeg | neon | LGPL v2.1+ GPL v2+ | z lib | lib |
NOTE: Go to www.extron.com for the complete user guide, installation instructions, and specifications.
For information on safety guidelines, regulatory compliance, EMI/EMF compatibility, accessibility, and related topics, see the Extron Safety and Regulatory Compliance Guide on the Extron website.
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Documents / Resources
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Extron IPCP Pro Series Control [pdf] Instructions IPCP Pro IP Link Pro, MLC Plus, TLP Pro, TLP, TLI Pro Interfaces, TouchLink Pro, NBP, IPCP Pro Q xi and xi, IPL EXP, GCP, VCA, VCP, ZTRP Pro Series, IPCP Pro Series Control, IPCP, Pro Series Control, Series Control, Control |
