1.6.1.1  TCP Ports and Firewalls

A Firewall restricts the flow of data onto a network; it is a method of network security. Many corporations use firewalls.

If your connection is through a firewall, you will need to have your network administrator open two additional TCP ports for you to use the DRAW or VIEW features in WebAccess These are in addition to Port 80, the HTTP port, which must also be opened (or a third port assigned for HTTP). You should be able to configure tags in the Project Manager without having additional TCP ports opened for you (the Project Manager uses HTTP). This only applies if you are connecting through the firewall. If all your Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Clients and SCADA nodes are inside the firewall, you can ignore this.

The TCP Ports used by the Project Node and SCADA Node are set during software Installation (Setup.exe) and in the Project Manager. Note that 0 means the default ports numbers are used (4592 is the default Primary Port for file transfer and 14592 is the default Secondary Port for real-time data).

Advantech WebAccess/SCADA automatically configures Windows Firewall to allow the Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Kernel (datacore.exe), the Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Network Service (webvrpcs.exe), and the HTTP Service (port 80) to accept incoming network connections when Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Node is installed. These ports must remain unblocked in order for Advantech WebAccess/SCADA to work properly.

 

No other application should be using these port numbers.  Advantech WebAccess/SCADA will not start if another application is using either the Primary or the Secondary ports assigned to Advantech WebAccess/SCADA (the webvrpcs.exe will fail to start) and the WebAccess icon

 will fail to appear in the taskbar of the Project and SCADA Nodes.

To change TCP Ports used by a Project Node through a firewall (HTTP Port and Primary TCP Port), go to the Home page in the Project Manager. This affects all projects on this Project Node. The user must also either edit the bwserver.ini file or reinstall WebAccess software and specify the new TCP ports. Finally, the user must stop and restart either WebAccess Network Service (webvrpcs) via the Windows Task Manager or restart the computer. The appropriate windows service must also be modified (e.g. www service and SMTP service) for the new port numbers.s.

SCADA Node through a  firewall (Primary TCP Port ), go to the Home page in the Project Manager, then select Update for the desired Project. To change the SMTP Port or POP3 email port, got to SCADA Node Properties and modify SMTP Port and/or Email Port. The user must also either edit the bwserver.ini file or reinstall WebAccess software and specify the new TCP ports. Finally, the user must stop and restart either WebAccess Network Service (webvrpcs) via the Windows Task Manager or restart the computer. The SMTP service, if used or modified, for the new port number.r.

See Also 8.7 TCP Ports.