Technical Requirements for GE Appliances Connected Appliances

  • GE Appliances WIFI Connected Appliances support 2.4GHz only
  • Minimum WIFI Signal Strength -50db
  • Initial Software Port Requirements 
    ❖ 443 – periodic HTTPS requests
    ❖ 5225 – XMPP Communication  
    ❖ 8883 – MQTT Communication  
    ❖ 80 – Firmware Update Downloads
  • Post Software Update Port Requirements 
    ❖ 443 – periodic HTTPS requests, Firmware UpdateDownloads, and MQTT Communication
    ❖ 123 – NTP Server Communication
  • Data Usage ~30Mb per appliance per month upload and download.
    Actual usage is dependent on appliance type and usage.
  • Does not require a public IP.  NAT may be used but not compatible with proxyserver.
  • IPv4 Addresses Only
  • Must be able to maintain a persistent TCPconnection 24/7.
  • Firewall must not block communication from GEAppliances to/from the GE Appliances Servers.
  • GE Appliances Server IP addresses are not fixed
  • HTTP Redirects must be disabled
  • Security
    ❖ WPA/WPA2 PSK security is supported
    ❖ WPA3 Security is not supported
    ❖ Captive Portal is not supported
    ❖ WPA2-Enterprise is not supported
  • GE Appliances Server Communications
    ❖ 1 Hour Periodic HTTPS request
    ❖ MQTT Communication for Appliance Data
    ❖ MQTT Ping – Periodic every 35 seconds