# Problems with Gateway Port

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition78\
**Created:** [January 24, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719 "2018-01-24T20:49:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anibal.marquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@anibal.marquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anibal.marquez)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719/1 "2018-01-24T20:49:29Z")

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I have some issues with my Gateway Port, Lost my port and i dont have any idea what it’s going on

![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d3d0778c9847adb845386d7cad2f631ac708e478.PNG)

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/8/8cfddb2a806486a89746d707eebd04706f209217.PNG)

![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3438128b2abfaa0f45b12a20acbaa3106d069f39.PNG)

Some ideas?

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**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719/2 "2018-01-24T21:14:43Z")

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There is a file called gateway.xml in the Data folder on the Ignition gateway program folder where you can manually edit the port if you cannot get the gateway to start.

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**Author:** ![anibal.marquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@anibal.marquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anibal.marquez)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719/3 "2018-01-24T21:36:28Z")

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I try to change this, but don’t works for me :c  
Reinstall maybe change anything?

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**Author:** ![anibal.marquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@anibal.marquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anibal.marquez)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-gateway-port/16719/4 "2018-01-29T13:29:24Z")

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luckily I found a backup file that I had no idea existed, and I was able to reestablish Ignition gateway