I cannot access SDL Language Cloud from within SDL Trados Studio 2017 Freelance

Hello!

When I click on the "Connect to SDL Language Cloud" green button located in the upper right corner within SDL Trados Studio 2017 Freelance, a "spinning star" appears and keeps on spinning after I enter my email and password -- but nothing else happens.

Is it possible to access SDL Language Cloud with the same account/subscription used to access SDL Machine Translation Cloud within Trados Studio? Is there a nuance that escapes me?

Thank you!

René