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Network ports used by SmartTarget and Fredhopper

The following table outlines the ports used by SmartTarget and Fredhopper. Your firewall will need to allow connections to these ports for the product to work as intended.

Depending on your infrastructure, you can install Fredhopper on a separate machine or on the same machine as the SmartTarget API.

FromToPortDescription
SmartTarget API

(e.g. your Web site)

Fredhopper8180*To query for promotions at request time.
Web service API

(e.g. Online Marketing Explorer)

Fredhopper8180*To query for promotions.
Client machineFredhopper8180*To access the Business Manager.