# What port and protocol does designer use to connect to server? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [January 14, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299 "2026-01-14T19:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299/1 "2026-01-14T19:16:35Z")
New IT folks at a corpo need this information so they can open up my access to a ignition server via designer. I thought the port would be the same as whatever the gateway page is assigned to, and the protocol I assume is TCP/IP. Can someone confirm/deny these things? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299/2 "2026-01-14T19:17:52Z")
It's HTTP(S) on the HTTP(S) ports. ---
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-port-and-protocol-does-designer-use-to-connect-to-server/113299/3 "2026-01-14T19:22:02Z")
Thanks Kevin