MV Cloud Connectivity and Firewall Requirements
Overview
The MV cameras use the standard Meraki cloud connection IP addresses and ports. In addition it requires connection to compute and storage resources in regional data centers for video processing. These MV services use different IP addresses and ports to other Meraki products. If you have a firewall that drops outbound connections unless they are specifically defined, this will prevent your MV camera from streaming video as well as impact other MV related features.
The most current list of outbound ports and IP addresses for your particular organization can be found here.
Example Firewall Info:
(please review your Help > Firewall Info for the most updated list for your organization)
Exposed interfaces at Factory Default State:
In its factory default configuration, the Cisco Meraki MV Camera exposes only the following network interfaces:
- Ethernet LAN port: (and Wi-Fi radio if present, model-dependent)
In its factory default configuration, the Cisco Meraki MV Camera exposes only the following services on the network interfaces:
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TCP port 443 (HTTPS): For encrypted communications with the Meraki Dashboard and Tunnel Server
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TCP port 53 (DNS client): For outbound DNS resolution of cloud endpoints
All other ports and services are closed and not accessible in the default configuration. No unencrypted or unauthenticated administrative services are exposed.