Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications

Requirement for Crosswork Data Gateway ports

Updated: January 29, 2026

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Provides the mandatory port configurations for Crosswork Data Gateway, outlining the specific TCP and UDP requirements for management traffic and control or northbound external data traffic to ensure secure and effective operation.

The ports in this section are required to enable only the base Crosswork Data Gateway VM.. Depending on the application that is running the Crosswork Data Gateway, additional ports may be enabled.

You must open the minimum set of ports for Crosswork Data Gateway to function properly.

Table 1. Ports to be opened for the Management traffic
Port	Protocol	Used for...	Direction
22	TCP	SSH server	Inbound
22 Note The SCP port is configurable.	TCP	SCP client	Outbound
123	UDP	NTP Client	Outbound
53	UDP	DNS Client	Outbound
443	TCP	Crosswork Cloud Controller	Outbound

Table 2. Ports to be opened for Control or Northbound External Data traffic
Port	Protocol	Used for...	Direction
179	TCP	BGP	Outbound
179	TCP	BGP	Inbound
161	UDP	SNMP	Outbound
2055	UDP	Netflow	Inbound

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