Which ports need to be opened in a firewall to allow for proper operation of the BMD software?
Special attention should be paid to software firewalls. (The following information is based on the default settings recommended and provided by BMD Systemhaus GesmbH.):
Program | Port number | Protocol |
BMD 5.5 with NetSpeed | 5793 (5000) | TCP |
BMD NTCS (SQL; browser) | 1434 | UDP |
BMD NTCS (SQL; server port) | 1433 | TCP |
BMD NTCS with archive | 81 | TCP |
BMD NTCS SOAP service | 1222 | TCP |
BMD NTCS sync service | 9090 | TCP |
The settings of the respective ports can be found as follows.
Archive service (BMDNtcsSvc):
TOOLS → Overview of all TOOLS parameters → Overall system → BMD NTCS service → Port number of BMD archive service
Scheduled runs (BMDNTCSSOAPSvc):
TOOLS → Overview of all TOOLS parameters → Application server → General → Port number
Synchronisation service (BMDSyncService):
TOOLS → Overview of all TOOLS parameters → Overall system → Communication system → Event port
The TCP port of the BMD SQL instance can be found here:
SQL Server Configuration Manager → SQL Server Network Configuration → Protocols for BMD → TCP/IP → IP Addresses → TCP Dynamic Ports
Usually, the BMD setup creates all required firewall exceptions.
This is how you create an exception in the Windows Defender firewall:
How to create a new "inbound rule":
Specify the desired port here:
In the next window, you can specify the desired profile:
Additionally, "file and printer sharing" needs to be enabled on the BMD server for BMD NTCS to function properly.