Direct Connection to Remote Agent (default settings)

The following diagram illustrates a direct connection between the controller and the remote agent (no firewalls).

In this environment, the following ports are used to connect to the remote agent:

Agent Connection Establishment Without Firewalls

  1. Controller opens initial direct connection to Silk Launcher Service.
  2. Service launches the Silk Performer agent process (perfLtcAgent.exe).
  3. Service returns agent's listener port (19202) to the controller.
  4. Controller connects directly to the agent on port 19202.
  5. Optional: For collecting real-time measure data, the controller connects directly to the agent on port 19203.