Cisco Jabber Port Usage

This topic describes the different ports that Cisco Jabber uses to communicate.

Port Protocol Description
53 UDP/TCP DNS traffic
69/6790 UDP TFTP/HTTP Config Download
80/443 TCP HTTP/HTTPS to Cisco Unity Connection or WebEx
143 TCP IMAP (TLS or plain TCP) to Cisco Unity Connection
389/636 TCP LDAP/LDAPS
993 TCP IMAP (over SSL) to retrieve and manage voice messages
2748 TCP CTI gateway
3268/3269 TCP Global Catalog/LDAPs
5060 UDP/TCP SIP call signaling
5061 TCP Secure SIP call signaling
5070 UDP Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) for video desktop sharing
5222 TCP XMPP
7993 TCP IMAP (over TLS) access to secure voice messages

CTI = computer telephony integration; DNS = Domain Name System; IMAP = Internet Message Access Protocol; LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol; LDAPS = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security; SIP = Session Initiation Protocol; XMPP = Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol.

Port Protocol Description
8191 TCP SOAP web services
8443 TCP HTTPS for CCMCIP profiles and UDS
16384-32766 UDP RTP media streams for audio and video

CCMCIP = Cisco Unified Communications Manager IP Phone service; RTP = Real-Time Transport Protocol; SOAP = Simple Object Access Protocol; UDS = User Data Service.

As shown in the table, Cisco Jabber uses a number of protocols for communication. In addition, these protocols may be used and are listed here for your reference:

  • Port 7080: Protocol TCP (HTTPS); used for Cisco Unity Connection for notifications of voice messages (new message, message update, and message deletion)
  • Port 37200: Protocol SOCKS5 Bytestreams; used for peer-to-peer file transfers. In on-premises deployments, the client also uses this port to send screen captures.