To use ibaManagementStudio, 3 components must communicate with each other:

  • ibaManagementStudio Server: Central administration instance with web client and software repository.

  • ibaManagementStudio Agent: Local component on each system that communicates with local iba software.

  • Local iba software: Applications such as ibaPDA that are connected via the agent.

Communication channels

The following figure shows the communication channels and required ports that ibaManagementStudio uses for operation.

All port numbers specified here are the default port numbers. You can change all port numbers in the status applications.

Web access

For operation, you use the web client in a web browser. The ibaManagementStudio server communicates with the web client via TCP port 10522 (orange connection in the figure).

You can configure the required network adapters (Listening interface) and certificates in the ibaManagementStudio Server Status.

Communication between ibaManagementStudio server and agent

For communication between agents and the server, you can choose between two options, depending on which one better suits your IT infrastructure:

  • Server-initiated connection (default setting): The server actively connects to the agents. For this purpose, each agent opens listening port 10518 (TCP, red connection in the figure).

    You can configure the required network adapters (Listening interface) and certificates in the ibaManagementStudio Agent Status.

  • Agent-initiated connection: The agent actively connects to the server. To do this, the IP address of the server must be configured in the agent. For this purpose, the server opens TCP port 10519 (blue connection in the figure).

    You can configure the required network adapters (Listening interface) and certificates in the ibaManagementStudio Server Status.

Optional agent search

The server can search for agents via UDP multicast. To do this, the server sends a telegram to the agents' UDP port 10517, to which the agents respond. (This connection is not shown in the figure.)

UDP port 10517 is only required for this search. If multicast is not possible (e.g., in the case of strict separation of OT and IT), the port is not required.

Communication between ibaManagementStudio Agent and local software

The local iba software (e.g. ibaPDA) communicates with the agent via a local connection (127.0.0.1). For this purpose, the agent opens interaction port 10521 (TCP, green connection in the figure).