Our VPN client is a lightweight application, running in the background on your computer, that enables you to make a secure VPN connection to your devices from within your browser.
The VPN client uses an outgoing port to establish a secure connection to the IXrouter or IXagent.
Overview
Below is an overview of the ports and protocols that the VPN client utilizes, which can be blocked by the company's firewall.
| Direction | Port | Transport | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outbound | 443 | TCP | HTTPS, OpenVPN |
| Outbound | 8443(1) | TCP | HTTPS |
(1) Only used when stealth mode is activated for connectivity via a censored internet connection (i.e. when located in China).
The following local ports and protocols are also used, which can be blocked by the computer's firewall.
| Direction | Port | Transport protocols |
Application protocols |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outbound | 443 | TCP | HTTPS, OpenVPN |
| Outbound | 8443(1) | TCP | HTTPS |
| Inbound (from localhost) | 9250 | TCP | HTTPS, WebSocket |
| Inbound (from localhost) | 9251(2) | TCP | OpenVPN Management Interface |
| Inbound (from localhost) | 9255(1) | TCP | HTTPS |
(1) Only used when stealth mode is activated for connectivity via a censored internet connection (i.e. when located in China).
(2) Only for Windows.