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Here is a list of communication ports that Apex Central uses:

ITEMSOURCEDESTINATIONPORTDETAILS
HTTP Management Console PortSystem Admin Machines thru web browserApex CentralTCP Port 80;
Configurable Port during installation
  • HTTP port of website where Apex Central is configured. Apex Central is placed on the default website.
  • MCP agents use this port to connect to the Apex Central server, and vice versa if the low-security option is selected, or when the medium option is selected and HTTPS is unavailable.
  • Products also connect to the HTTP port to download updates.
HTTPS Management Console PortSystem Admin Machines thru web browserApex CentralTCP Port 443;
Configurable Port during installation
  • HTTPS port of website where Apex Central is configured. Apex Central is placed in the default website.
  • MCP agents use this port to connect to the Apex Central server, and vice versa if the low security option is selected, or when the medium option is selected and HTTPS is unavailable.
  • Some products also connect to the HTTPS port to download updates.
TMI proprietary portMachines utilizing TMI AgentApex CentralTCP Port 10319
  • TMI-based agents use this port to connect to the server and vice versa.
  • Examples are Trend Micro ServerProtect and ScanMail for Domino for AS400.
  • Communication port is used on both agent and the Apex Central Server.
TMI Interprocess portApex CentralApex CentralTCP port 10198
  • In case that customers enable server firewall, please make sure to port this internal communication port.
License ValidationTrend Micro Products

License update: licenseupdate.trendmicro.com

TCP port 443
  • Trend Micro products uses HTTPS (port 443) to communicate with Trend Micro Licensing Servers and validate the license and activation keys.
Heartbeat processes of Apex Central agentsApex CentralTrend Micro Products
  • TCP port 4119 – Deep Security port, Vulnerability Protection
  • TCP port 4343 – Officescan console port, Trend Micro Security for Macintosh port
  • TCP port 8080 – Endpoint Encryption port
 
Cloud-based productsApex Central
  • TCP ports 80 and 443
The Apex Central server connects to the this website to get information about cloud-based products (Hosted Email Security, Interscan Web Security as a Service, Worry-free Business Security Services).
Suspicious ObjectsApex CentralTrend Micro Products
  • TCP port 443
  • Apex Central connect to Deep Discovery Analyzer or Deep Discovery Director to sync Suspicious Objects.
SMTP port for notifications (Optional)Apex CentralMail Server / SMTP Service
  • TCP 25 by default. This can vary depending on the SMTP service used by customers.
  • Apex Central may send notifications by SMTP service
Syslog port for notifications (Optional)Apex CentralSyslog Server
  • UDP 514
  • This is the default destination port for sending TMCM / Apex Central data to a named syslog server.