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Network guide
This network guide is intended for IT administrators, system integrators and event technicians and serves as an planning and configuration guide for integrating components of the Spectera offering into diverse network environments from small home networks up to enterprise networks.
Ports, protocols and services
Sennheiser LinkDesk
In order to use the Sennheiser LinkDesk software, certain ports must be enabled (especially for the organization/enterprise firewall) for communication between software and devices.

Knowledge base
Central hub for information, resources, and guides with further content on the product and/or service.
- Network guide
  This network guide is intended for IT administrators, system integrators and event technicians and serves as an planning and configuration guide for integrating components of the Spectera offering into diverse network environments from small home networks up to enterprise networks.
  - General requirements
  - Network setups
  - Ports, protocols and services
    - Spectera Base Station
      In order to use the Spectera Base Station device in a network, certain ports must be enabled (especially for the organization/enterprise firewall) for communication between software and devices.
    - Spectera WebUI
      In order to use the Spectera WebUI, certain ports must be enabled (especially for the organization/enterprise firewall) for communication between software and devices.
    - Sennheiser LinkDesk
      In order to use the Sennheiser LinkDesk software, certain ports must be enabled (especially for the organization/enterprise firewall) for communication between software and devices.
  - Best practice
- Security guide
  This security guide provides essential information and best practices for IT administrators, system integrators, and event technicians to ensure robust security measures are implemented effectively.
- Troubleshooting
  This chapter provides a systematic approach for identifying and resolving issues that may occur during the startup or operation of Spectera.

Sennheiser LinkDesk

In order to use the Sennheiser LinkDesk software, certain ports must be enabled (especially for the organization/enterprise firewall) for communication between software and devices.

If necessary, please contact the local administrator to configure the required ports.

Port requirements


Address	Port	Protocol	Type	Service	Usage
Host Internal
LOCALHOST	54352	HTTPS (TCP)	Unicast	LinkDesk backend	Internal backend communication
Requests from host to ...
ANY IP of a Base Station	443	HTTPS (TCP)	Unicast	SSCv2 - Spectera Base Station API	Monitor+Control communication to devices
Sennheiser CIAM addresses ¹	443	HTTPS (TCP)	Unicast	Sennheiser CIAM	Sennheiser account Sign-in/Log-in
Sennheiser User Insights addresses ²	443	HTTPS (TCP)	Unicast	Sennheiser User Insights	Analytics of usage and operational data
Requests to host from ...
224.0.0.251	5353	mDNS (UDP)	Multicast	mDNS, DNS-SD	(optional - if desired) Device/service discovery
¹ accounts-pro-emea.sennheiser-cloud.com b2c-config.sennheisercloud.com
² sennheiseruserinsights.matomo.cloud cdn.matomo.cloud