# Troubleshoot Connecting to your Ace Compute Instance

Learn about troubleshooting options for the AceCloud instance.

**a. Verify that your instance's security group allows access to port 22 (Linux) or port 3389 (Windows).**  

**Step 1:**  [Login](https://customer.acecloudhosting.com/index.php?m=ace_product_register_addon\&action=login) to your AceCloud Portal.\
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**Step 2:** Navigate to **Networks** and then **Security Groups** from the left panel.

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**Step 3:** Click on the security group to view its port settings.

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**Step 4:** Click on **Inbound Rules.**

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**Step 5:** Verify that the port range is set to 22 for Linux instances or 3389 for Windows instances. If not, proceed to Step 6 to modify the settings.

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**Step 6:** Click on the **Ellipsis menu** and choose **Edit Rule.**

***Note:** Alternatively, you can create a new security group rule that includes the necessary port configuration.*

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**Step 7:** Update the port number as needed, scroll down, and click **Update** to save the changes.

*<mark style="color:red;">Note: Opening port</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**22 (for Linux)**</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">or</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**3389 (for Windows)**</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">to the public internet can expose your instance to potential unauthorized access or brute-force attacks.</mark>*\
*<mark style="color:red;">It is strongly recommended to restrict access using security group rules (e.g., limit to specific IP addresses).</mark>*

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**b. Verify that the rule direction is correctly set to Inbound or Outbound, depending on the intended traffic flow.**

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**c. Verify the network address configured for each subnet within your networks**.

Check whether the network address is correctly configured. If it is incorrect, you can update the network address or modify the associated subnet as needed.

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