Find out more about TCP and UDP ports used by Apple products, such as macOS and iCloud. Many of these are well-known, industry-standard ports.
This is a quick-reference guide showing common examples, not a comprehensive list of ports. This guide is updated periodically with information available at the time of publication. For hosts and ports specific to enterprise networks, find out more about using Apple products on enterprise networks.
Some software may use different ports and services, so it can be helpful to use port-watching software when deciding how to set up firewalls or similar access-control schemes.
Some services may use more than one of these ports. For example, a VPN service can use up to four different ports. When you find a product in this list, search (Command-F) in your browser for that name, then repeat your search (Command-G) to locate all occurrences of that product.
Some firewalls allow selective configuration of UDP or TCP ports with the same number, so it's important to know the type of port you're configuring. If your firewall doesn't allow you to specify the type of port, configuring one type of port will probably configure the other.
Port | TCP or UDP | Service or protocol name1 | RFC2 | Service name3 | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | TCP | Secure Shell (SSH), SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Secure copy (scp) | 4253 | ssh | Xcode Server (hosted and remote Git+SSH; remote SVN+SSH) |
25 | TCP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) | 5321 | smtp | Mail (sending email); iCloud Mail (sending email) |
53 | TCP/UDP | Domain Name System (DNS) | 1034 | domain | — |
80 | TCP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | 2616 | http | World Wide Web, FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, Maps, Apple Music, iTunes Store, Podcasts, Mac App Store, Backup, Calendar, WebDAV, AirPlay, macOS Internet Recovery, Xcode Server (Xcode app, hosted and remote Git HTTP, remote SVN HTTP) |
88 | TCP | Kerberos | 4120 | kerberos | Kerberos, including Screen Sharing authentication |
110 | TCP | Post Office Protocol (POP3), Authenticated Post Office Protocol (APOP) | 1939 | pop3 | Mail (receiving email) |
123 | UDP | Network Time Protocol (NTP) | 1305 | ntp | Date & Time preferences, network time server synchronisation, Apple TV network time server sync |
137 | UDP | Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) | — | netbios-ns | — |
138 | UDP | NetBIOS Datagram Service | — | netbios-dgm | Windows Datagram Service, Windows Network Neighbourhood |
139 | TCP | Server Message Block (SMB) | — | netbios-ssn | File sharing and Windows print services |
143 | TCP | Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) | 3501 | imap | Mail (receiving email) |
192 | UDP | OSU Network Monitoring System | — | osu-nms | AirPort Base Station PPP status or discovery (certain configurations), AirPort Admin Utility, AirPort Express Assistant |
389 | TCP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) | 4511 | ldap | Apps that look up addresses, such as Mail and Address Book |
443 | TCP | Secure Sockets Layer (SSL or HTTPS) | 2818 | https | TLS websites, iTunes Store, Software Update, Spotlight Suggestions, Mac App Store, Maps, FaceTime, Game Center, iCloud authentication and DAV Services (Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks), iCloud backup and apps (Calendars, Contacts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends, Mail, iMessage, Documents & Photo Stream), iCloud Key Value Store (KVS), AirPlay, macOS Internet Recovery, Dictation, Siri, Xcode Server (hosted and remote Git HTTPS, remote SVN HTTPS, Apple Developer registration), Push notifications (if necessary) |
445 | TCP | Microsoft SMB Domain Server | — | microsoft-ds | — |
465 | TCP | Message Submission for Mail (Authenticated SMTP) | smtp (legacy) | Mail (sending mail) | |
500 | UDP | Wi-Fi Calling | 5996 | IKEv2 | Wi-Fi Calling |
515 | TCP | Line Printer (LPR), Line Printer Daemon (LPD) | — | printer | Printing to a network printer, Printer Sharing in macOS |
548 | TCP | Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) over TCP | — | afpovertcp | AppleShare, Personal File Sharing, Apple File Service |
554 | TCP/UDP | Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) | 2326 | rtsp | AirPlay, streaming media players |
587 | TCP | Message Submission for Mail (Authenticated SMTP) | 4409 | submission | Mail (sending mail), iCloud Mail (SMTP authentication) |
631 | TCP | Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) | 2910 | ipp | macOS Printer Sharing, printing to many common printers |
636 | TCP | Secure LDAP | — | ldaps | — |
749 | TCP/UDP | Kerberos 5 admin/changepw | — | kerberos-adm | — |
993 | TCP | Mail IMAP SSL | — | imaps | iCloud Mail (SSL IMAP) |
995 | TCP/UDP | Mail POP SSL | — | pop3s | — |
1900 | UDP | SSDP | — | ssdp | Bonjour |
2197 | TCP | Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) | — | — | Push notifications |
3031 | TCP/UDP | Remote AppleEvents | — | eppc | Program Linking, Remote Apple Events |
3283 | TCP/UDP | Apple Remote Desktop and Classroom | — | net-assistant, classroom | Apple Remote Desktop |
3284 | TCP | Classroom File Transfer | — | classroom | Classroom app (document sharing) |
3285 | TCP | Classroom | — | classroom | Classroom |
3478-3497 | UDP | — | — | nat-stun-port - ipether232port | FaceTime, Game Center |
3689 | TCP | Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) | — | daap | iTunes Music Sharing, AirPlay |
3690 | TCP/UDP | Subversion | — | svn | Xcode Server (anonymous remote SVN) |
4398 | UDP | — | — | — | Game Center |
4500 | UDP | Wi-Fi Calling | 5996 | IKEv2 | Wi-Fi Calling |
5100 | TCP | — | — | socalia | macOS camera and scanner sharing |
5223 | TCP | Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) | — | — | iCloud DAV Services (Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks), Push Notifications, FaceTime, iMessage, Game Center, Photo Stream |
5228 | TCP | — | — | — | Spotlight Suggestions, Siri |
5297 | TCP | — | — | — | Messages (local traffic) |
5350 | UDP | NAT Port Mapping Protocol Announcements | — | — | Bonjour |
5351 | UDP | NAT Port Mapping Protocol | — | nat-pmp | Bonjour |
5353 | UDP | Multicast DNS (MDNS) | 3927 | mdns | Bonjour, AirPlay, Home Sharing, Printer Discovery |
5900 | TCP | Remote Framebuffer | 6143 | rfb | Apple Remote Desktop, Screen Sharing |
5900 | UDP | Remote Framebuffer, Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | — | Apple Remote Desktop, Screen Sharing |
5901–5902 | UDP | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | — | Apple Remote Desktop, Screen Sharing |
8000-8999 | TCP | — | — | irdmi | Web service, iTunes Radio streams |
9100 | TCP | Printing | — | — | Printing to certain network printers |
9418 | TCP/UDP | git pack transfer | — | git | Xcode Server (remote git) |
16384-16403 | UDP | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | connected, — | Messages (Audio RTP, RTCP; Video RTP, RTCP) |
16384-16387 | UDP | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | connected, — | FaceTime, Game Center |
16393-16402 | UDP | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | — | FaceTime, Game Center |
16403-16472 | UDP | Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) | — | — | Game Center |
42000-42999 | TCP | — | — | — | iTunes Radio streams |
49152-65535 | TCP | Xsan | — | — | Xsan Filesystem Access |
2. The number of a Request for Comment (RFC) document that defines the service or protocol. RFC documents are maintained by RFC Editor.
FaceTime is not available in all countries or regions.
The application firewall in macOS is not a port-based firewall. It controls access by app, instead of by port.
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