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<p class="msnote">'''Please note: '''On Windows, the installation process automatically creates an appropriate firewall rule. Therefore the below information is only applicable if other firewall solutions are used.</p>
 
<p class="msnote">'''Please note: '''On Windows, the installation process automatically creates an appropriate firewall rule. Therefore the below information is only applicable if other firewall solutions are used.</p>
  
If the server on which MailStore Gateway has been installed is on a private network, refer to the manual of the gateway or firewall that connects the private network to the Internet in order to find out how to set up appropriate port forwarding rules in addition to the firewall rules described in this document.
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If the computer on which MailStore Gateway has been installed is on a local network, refer to the manual of the route or firewall that connects the local network to the Internet in order to find out how to set up appropriate port forwarding rules in addition to the firewall rules described in this document.
  
 
The table below lists all TCP ports that need to be opened in the firewall when using MailStore Gateway. The following abbreviations are used in the source and target columns of that table:
 
The table below lists all TCP ports that need to be opened in the firewall when using MailStore Gateway. The following abbreviations are used in the source and target columns of that table:

Revision as of 13:57, 4 March 2019

It is highly recommended to protect any MailStore Gateway with appropriate firewall rules. This document should help with setting up the required rules.

Please note: On Windows, the installation process automatically creates an appropriate firewall rule. Therefore the below information is only applicable if other firewall solutions are used.

If the computer on which MailStore Gateway has been installed is on a local network, refer to the manual of the route or firewall that connects the local network to the Internet in order to find out how to set up appropriate port forwarding rules in addition to the firewall rules described in this document.

The table below lists all TCP ports that need to be opened in the firewall when using MailStore Gateway. The following abbreviations are used in the source and target columns of that table:

  • ANY = Any computer from private or public networks
  • ADM = Computer or network used for administration
  • SERVER = Server that hosts MailStore Gateway
Port Source Target Description
25 SERVER ANY Access to email servers via SMTP needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
25 ANY SERVER Access from email servers to sent emails to MailStore Gateway mailboxes.
Access from email client via SMTP needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
110 SERVER ANY Access to email servers via POP3 needed by the POP3 proxy functionality.
110 ANY SERVER Access from email client via POP3 needed by the POP3 proxy functionality.
Access from MailStore Server or MailStore Service Provider Edition to retrieve emails from MailStore Gateway mailboxes.
8450 ADM SERVER Access to the web console by administrators.
465 SERVER ANY Access to email servers via SMTPS needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
465 ANY SERVER Access from email client via SMTPS needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
587 SERVER ANY Access to email servers via SMTP needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
587 ANY SERVER Access from email client via SMTP needed by the SMTP proxy functionality.
995 SERVER ANY Access to email servers via POP3S needed by the POP3 proxy functionality.
995 ANY SERVER Access from email clients via POP3S needed by the POP3 proxy functionality.