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# Cloud Connectivity Requirements

To enable remote engineering, deployment, and management of EasyEdge Node from EasyEdge Studio, your Edge Gateway must allow specific outbound connections to the cloud.

All required connections are **outbound only** (Edge ➝ Cloud).\
**No inbound ports need to be opened** (Cloud ➝ Edge).

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<table><thead><tr><th width="207">Address</th><th width="116.3333740234375">Port(s)</th><th width="129.3333740234375">Protocol</th><th>Purpose</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>mqtt.aw1.easyedge.io</td><td>8883</td><td>TLS/SSL</td><td>Asset management<sup>1</sup></td></tr><tr><td>seed.aw1.easyedge.io</td><td>443</td><td>HTTPS</td><td>Engine dependencies download<sup>2</sup></td></tr><tr><td>repo.aw1.easyedge.io</td><td>443</td><td>HTTPS</td><td>Distributions dependencies download<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td>broker.aw1.easyedge.io</td><td>20085</td><td>Stream TCP</td><td>Real-time debug<sup>4</sup></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Notes

1. **Asset Management** – The edge gateway connects to the asset manager via an outbound TCP/IP tunnel using **MQTTS** (secure MQTT).
2. **Engine Dependencies** – Downloaded over **HTTPS** from the engine server.
3. **Distributions** – Retrieved over **HTTPS** from the distribution server.
4. **Real-time Debug** – Uses a secure outbound TCP tunnel with **asymmetric encryption (private/public keys)** and multiple encryption layers for end-to-end security.

#### Additional Considerations

* **NTP** (for time synchronization) and **DNS** resolution may also be required and depend on your network setup or IoT gateway OS configuration.
* Please ensure that outbound connections on the specified ports are not blocked by your firewall or network security rules.

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