# AuthenticationPort

The TCP port of the Milestone XProtect authentication server.

If SOAPAuthentication is set to `true`, the ingest engine authenticates against the XProtect authentication server instead of passing credentials to the XProtect recording server.

Type: | Integer
Default: | 80
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `AuthenticationPort=80`
See Also: | AuthenticationHost SOAPAuthentication

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