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1054 | Behavior and Defaults Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
Port
Number
Protocol Where Used Description
Required for VIA: During the initializing phase, VIA uses
HTTPS connections to perform trusted network and
captive portal checks against the controller. It is
mandatory that you enable port 4500 on your network to
allow VIA to perform these checks
8080 TCP controller Used internally for captive portal authentication (HTTP-
proxy). This port is not exposed to wireless users.
8081 TCP controller Used internally for captive portal authentication (HTTPS).
Not exposed to wireless users. A default self-signed
certificate is installed in the controller. Users in a
production environment are urged to install a certificate
from a well known CA such as Verisign. Self-signed certs
are open to man-in-the-middle attacks and should only be
used for testing.
8082 TCP controller Used internally for single sign-on authentication (HTTP).
Not exposed to wireless users.
8083 TCP controller Used internally for single sign-on authentication (HTTPS).
Not exposed to wireless users.
8088 TCP controller For internal use.
8200 UDP controller
The Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP)
8211 UDP controller For internal use.
8888 TCP controller Used for HTTP access.