Protocol Description TCP UDP
Port Port
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: Dynamically 67, 68
assigns IP address information (for example, IP
address, subnet mask, DNS server's IP address, and
default gateway's IP address) to a network device.
DNS Domain Name System: Resolves domain names to 53 53
corresponding IP addresses.
FTP File Transfer Protocol: Transfers files with a remote 20 and 21
host (typically requires authentication of user
credentials).
H.323 A signaling protocol that provides multimedia 1720
communications over a network.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol: Retrieves content from a 80
web server.
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure: Used to securely 443
retrieve content from a web server.
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol: Retrieves email 143
from an email server.
IMAP4 Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4: 143
Retrieves email from an email server.
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol: Provides 389
directory services (for example, a user directory that
includes username, password, email, and phone
number information) to network clients.
LDAPS Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over SSH: A 636
secured version of LDAP.
MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol: Used as a call 2427,
control and communication protocol for Voice over IP 2727
networks.
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System: Provides 139 137, 138
network communication services for LANs that use
NetBIOS.
NNTP Network News Transport Protocol: Supports the 119
posting and reading of articles on Usenet news
servers.
NTP Network Time Protocol: Used by a network device to 123
synchronize its clock with a time server (NTP server).
POP3 Post Office Protocol Version 3: Retrieves email from 110
an email server.
RDP Remote Desktop Protocol: A Microsoft protocol that 3389
allows a user to view and control the desktop of a
remote computer
RSH Remote Shell: Allows commands to be executed on a 514
computer from a remote user.
RTP Real-time Transport Protocol: Used for delivering 5004, 5005 5004,
media-based data (such as Voice over IP) through the 5005
network.
RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol: Communicates with a 554 554
media server (for example, a video server) and
controls the playback of the server's media files.
SCP Secure Copy: Provides a secure file-transfer service 22
over an SSH connection and offers a file's original
date and time information, which is not available with
FTP.
SFTP Secure FTP: Provides FTP file-transfer service over an 22
SSH connection.
SIP Session Initiation Protocol: Used to create and end 5061 5060
sessions for one or more media connections,
including Voice over IP calls.
SMB Server Message Block: Used to share files, printers, 445
and other network resources.
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: Used for sending 25
email.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol: Used to 161
monitor and manage network devices.
SNMP Trap Simple Network Management Protocol Trap: A 162 162
notification sent from an SNMP agent to an SNMP
manager.
SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol: Supports time 123
synchronization among network devices, similar to
Network Time Protocol (NTP), although SNTP uses a
less complex algorithm in its calculation and is slightly
less accurate than NTP.
SSH Secure Shell: Used to securely connect to a remote 22
host (typically via a terminal emulator).
Telnet Telnet: Used to connect to a remote host (typically 23
via a terminal emulator)
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol: Transfers files with a 69
remote host (does not require authentication of user
credentials).
