Server port configuration

Use the Server Port dialog box to get an available port at configuration time and to verify whether the selected port is currently in active use.

On the IDE, server ports are configured at:

  • Network Configurator Properties tab > Inter-Site Routing Port
  • TCP/IP Protocol Properties dialog box > Server/Multi-Server Type > Port
  • PDL TCP/IP Protocol Properties dialog box > Server/Multi-Server Type > Port

The behavior for configuring the server port is the same for all of these locations.

Select button and Select Port dialog box

On these dialog boxes, Select or List is next to Port.

Clicking Select or List opens the Select Port or Ports List dialog box. The available dialog box depends on the selected protocol.

Ports List dialog box

The Ports List contains well-known services. Double-clicking a service places the selected item into the Port field.

Select Port/Find Port dialog boxes

On protocols with Select, clicking Verify calls the command line to check whether the value of the Port field is an unused port number.

  • If the port is available, then the Port Verification dialog box opens, stating it is available.
  • If the port is unavailable, then the Port Verification dialog box opens, stating it is not available.
  • Port numbers that are specified outside the range of 0 to 65535 open an "invalid port number" message. This happens when you click OK/Verify on the Select Port dialog box.
  • Otherwise, clicking OK populates the port value.

For information on command line usage, see hcigetnextport.

Clicking Find on the Select Port dialog box opens the Find Port dialog box.

Specify the Search Scope by selecting an option and then clicking OK. This calls the hcigetnextport command line. The default search scope is Search All Sites.

When an option is selected, the command line attempts to find an un-configured and inactive port using the specified Port Range and Search Scope parameters.

When a port is found, you are prompted to confirm the found port.

  • Yes closes the prompt and the Find Port dialog box. It then returns to the Select Port dialog box with the Port field showing the found port.
  • No returns to the Find Port dialog box.

When a Port Range and Search Scope are selected, but no available port is found, a prompt opens asking for confirmation to modify the search parameters. Clicking Yes returns to the Find Port dialog box.