This guide outlines the system requirements and firewall configuration needed to install and use the Signiant SDCX Server in your organization.
The Signiant SDCX Server, previously known as the Media Shuttle Storage Server, is software that must be installed at any on-premises location that will be used with either Jet or Media Shuttle. The SDCX Server connects your storage to Signiant’s SaaS platform, enabling file transfers using either Signiant product. A single deployment can support both products and the software can run on more than one server for high volume usage and redundancy.
There is no charge to download and install Signiant SDCX Server software. Its use is included in annual SaaS subscriptions for Jet and Media Shuttle.
To learn more about software-defined content exchange, see What is SDCX?
Signiant SDCX Server software provides an endpoint for Jet transfers and Media Shuttle on-premises storage, such as a local disk, NAS, or SAN.
Note: All systems running SDCX Server software on Microsoft Windows require an English version of the operating system.
Signiant SDCX Server supports server virtualization platforms such as VMWare.
Desktop virtualization is not supported.
Your server must be synchronized to within 60 seconds of the accurate time. Information on configuring systems using global Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers can be found at ntppool.org.
The following ports are required by Signiant SDCX Server to perform transfers:
| Protocol | Direction | Port Range | Change Type | Description |
| TCP | Inbound | 49221 | Network Firewall | Used for file transfer |
| UDP | Bidirectional | 49221-49421 | Network Firewall | Used for file transfer |
| TCP | Bidirectional | 50221 | Network Firewall | Used for file transfer |
| TCP | Outbound | 443 | Network Firewall | Used to connect to cloud services: Storage server to Amazon EC2 IP Ranges Storage server to Amazon CloudFront IP Ranges |
Note: In addition to network setup on the firewall, you must also configure Windows Firewall on Windows, or iptables on Linux.
Signiant SDCX Servers use a range of local ports for monitoring, control, and data transfer functions. No other software can use these ports on your server when using Jet.
The following ports must not be used by any other local processes:
| Protocol | Direction | Port Range | Change Type | Description |
| HTTPS | Local | 8443 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 8888 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| UDP | Local | 50222-50421 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 50443 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 50080 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 50081 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 51221-51320 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
| TCP | Local | 61001-61003 | Local Server | Local connection to storage server |
Signiant SDCX Server Software is supported by additional services hosted by Signiant via signiant.com and mediashuttle.com, and are supported by additional Amazon AWS services at amazonaws.com.
Access to required domains can be established by opening outbound HTTPS to all IP addresses.
If outbound HTTPS access is restricted, ensure that the following wildcard domains can be reached:
*.signiant.com*.mediashuttle.com*.amazonaws.com*.awsglobalaccelerator.comIf your firewall is unable to support wildcard domains, allow access to the following hosts:
updates.signiant.comdevice-service.services.cloud.signiant.comserver-events.services.cloud.signiant.comprod-installer-useast1.services.cloud.signiant.comprod-installer-uswest2.services.cloud.signiant.commediashuttle.commscloud.mediashuttle.comupdates.mediashuttle.comlicense.mediashuttle.comportals.mediashuttle.coma2xy0445m8zinb.iot.us-east-1.amazonaws.coma2xy0445m8zinb.iot.us-west-2.amazonaws.comafe65da3736f118fa.awsglobalaccelerator.com