You don’t need to worry about opening firewall ports to allow media traffic through. If your organization allows IM communication only with federated partners, then you’re done. To allow media traffic (audio, video, application sharing, file transfer) across your organization, the port range (50,000-59,999) will need to be opened. Port 5061 is used to transmit mutually encrypted TCP traffic (TLS) for signaling, presence, and IM. Skype for Business encrypts all SIP traffic (SIP/TLS) over port 5061, and uses this port for federation traffic between Edge Servers. For federation, Skype for Business requires port 5061 to be open for SIP traffic. The harder part is negotiating with ITSEC the ports required to be opened, why they must be opened, and confirming that the traffic is encrypted. To help reduce (not eliminate) the surface area of attack on this server, ITSEC will require that this server be behind the corporate firewall. To configure your Skype for Business infrastructure for federation, you must deploy an Edge Server that’s deployed in the DMZ. Having had my fair share of discussions on this topic with customers and consultants on behalf of their clients, this article will help you identify the potential security risks your ITSEC might be concerned with opening up federation and how best to address them. You’re about to deploy your Edge Server and configure federation… but wait… IT security (ITSEC) wants a complete risk assessment review. See the topics listed below.Congratulations! Management wants to enable real-time communications with other organizations, partners, vendors, and even customers (that is, Skype federation) through federation.
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Verify that the edge server has the correct requirements, install a Poly Cloud Relay system, and create a trusted application for the relay. To set up the environment, you must enroll in the Poly RealConnect service to receive the information needed to configure the Poly Cloud Relay. If the join succeeds, the edge server is configured correctly.
Open the appended URL on a web browser located outside your organization's firewall.Append the meeting organizer's meeting URL with a ?sl=1.Validate that Anonymous Guest Join is configured correctly. Note: TCP/UDP ports 50000-59999 are required for endpoints to call through RealConnect to be able to join meetings. Verify that the inbound ports are configured according to the Microsoft requirements. Verify the Microsoft server environment meets the requirements for RealConnect Hybrid.įollow the Microsoft documentation to enable Anonymous Join, see the Microsoft documentation. Note: Ensure that the inbound ports are also configured according to the Microsoft requirements, see the Microsoft documentation. STUN/TURN negotiation.įor federated and public connectivity, using SIP. Used for client-to-server SIP traffic for external user access.
Required Inbound Firewall Ports for RealConnect Hybrid Port If your environment uses a different port for SIP TLS, ensure that port is open and configured in the RealConnect Hybrid application. When you configure RealConnect Hybrid, the SIP TLS port defaults to 5061. Can be restricted to the FQDN or IP address of the Lync or Skype for Business Front End Pool, not an individual server within a pool. Required Outbound Firewall Port for RealConnect Hybrid Port These ports are in addition to any required ports for the Poly Cloud Relay. The following ports are required for RealConnect Hybrid.