Ports Used for Control of ChamSys software over Network

This document describes the communication ports used on MagicQ Consoles. For a full explanation of the usage and communication options please refer to the MagicQ Manual for your version of software.

MagicQ Remote App

The MagicQ Remote app communicates over UDP port 4920

Multicast Discovery (Multicast Router Discovery) is used to detect MagicQ consoles from the remote.

From Remote app version V4.1, setting a manual IP address in the app bypasses Multicast Discovery. This enables connecting to a console from the app on networks where Multicast is not allowed or possible, for example when connecting over a VPN.

10Scene Remote App

The 10Scene Remote app communicates over UDP port 6556

Multicast Discovery (Multicast Router Discovery) is used to detect consoles from the app

Setting a manual IP address in the app bypasses Multicast Discovery. This enables connecting to a console from the app on networks where Multicast is not allowed or possible, for example when connecting over a VPN.

MagicQ Inter-console Communications

MagicQ uses UDP port 4910, TCP 4911 for the following MagicQ inter-console communications.

Net sessions
Remote control between consoles
Multi windows
MagicVis syncing of data
Ethernet Remote Protocol

These two ports cannot be changed in the software or hardware.

MagicQ uses port 6553 for synchronizing playbacks between consoles in a network if this option is enabled. This can be changed, if required in: Setup > View Settings > Network > Playback Sync Port

QuickQ Remote App

The QuickQ Remote app communicates over UDP port 9998 first for an encrypted connection, if unsuccessful, then tries unencrypted on UDP port 9999

Multicast Discovery (Multicast Router Discovery) is used to detect QuickQ consoles from the remote.

Lighting Network Communication

MagicQ can output the following Lighting Control protocols:

Port 6454 Artnet I, II, III, and IV
sACN
Pathport Net
Strand Shownet