Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are a proven way to securely connect remote sites and users to a headquarters network over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to configure a secure VPN connection with Azure VNet.<\/p>\n
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following prerequisites:
\n– Azure subscription
\n– Azure Active Directory tenant
\n– Local network infrastructure
\n– Azure Virtual Network Gateway<\/p>\n
The first step is to create a virtual network in Azure. Follow the steps below to create a virtual network:
\n1. Log in to the Azure portal and click on the “+” icon on the left-hand side.
\n2. In the “New” blade, search for “Virtual Network” and select it.
\n3. In the “Virtual Network” blade, enter the following information:
\n – Name: Enter a name for the virtual network.
\n – Address space: Enter the IPv4 address space for the virtual network (e.g. 10.0.0.0\/16). You can add multiple address spaces if required.
\n – Subscription: Select the Azure subscription to use.
\n – Resource group: Choose an existing resource group or create a new one.
\n – Location: Select the preferred location for the virtual network.
\n – DDoS protection: Select whether to enable DDoS protection or not.
\n4. Click on “Create” to create the virtual network.<\/p>\n
The next step is to create subnets within the virtual network. Follow the steps below to create subnets:
\n1. In the virtual network blade, click on “Subnets”.
\n2. Click on “Add” to add a new subnet.
\n3. In the “Add subnet” blade, enter the following information:
\n – Name: Enter a name for the subnet.
\n – Address range: Enter the IPv4 address range for the subnet (e.g. 10.0.1.0\/24). You can add multiple subnets if required.
\n4. Click on “OK” to create the subnet.<\/p>\n
The next step is to create a virtual network gateway. Follow the steps below to create a virtual network gateway:
\n1. In the virtual network blade, click on “Virtual network gateways” and then click on “Add”.
\n2. In the “Add virtual network gateway” blade, enter the following information:
\n – Name: Enter a name for the virtual network gateway.
\n – Gateway type: Select “VPN”.
\n – VPN type: Select the VPN type to use.
\n – SKU: Select the SKU to use (e.g. VpnGw1).
\n – Virtual network: Select the virtual network created in Step 1.
\n – Public IP address: Choose an existing public IP address or create a new one.
\n3. Click on “Review + create” and then click on “Create” to create the virtual network gateway.<\/p>\n
The next step is to create a local network gateway to represent the local infrastructure to which the VPN will connect. Follow the steps below to create a local network gateway:
\n1. In the virtual network blade, click on “Local network gateways” and then click on “Add”.
\n2. In the “Add local network gateway” blade, enter the following information:
\n – Name: Enter a name for the local network gateway.
\n – IP address: Enter the public IP address of the local infrastructure.
\n – Address space: Enter the IPv4 address space of the local infrastructure (e.g. 192.168.0.0\/16). You can add multiple address spaces if required.
\n – Subscription: Select the Azure subscription to use.
\n – Resource group: Choose an existing resource group or create a new one.
\n – Location: Select the preferred location for the local network gateway.
\n3. Click on “Review + create” and then click on “Create” to create the local network gateway.<\/p>\n
The final step is to configure the VPN connection between the virtual network and the local infrastructure. Follow the steps below to configure the VPN connection:
\n1. In the virtual network gateway blade, click on “Connections” and then click on “Add”.
\n2. In the “Add connection” blade, enter the following information:
\n – Name: Enter a name for the VPN connection.
\n – Connection type: Select “Site-to-site (IPsec)”.
\n – Virtual network gateway: Select the virtual network gateway created in Step 3.
\n – Local network gateway: Select the local network gateway created in Step 4.
\n – Shared key: Enter a strong shared key for the VPN connection.
\n – IKE protocol: Select the IKE version to use.
\n – IPsec encryption: Select the IPsec encryption algorithm to use.
\n – IPsec integrity: Select the IPsec integrity algorithm to use.
\n – IPsec DH group: Select the IPsec Diffie-Hellman group to use.
\n – PFS: Select whether to enable Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) or not.
\n3. Click on “OK” to create the VPN connection.<\/p>\n
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the steps to configure a secure VPN connection with Azure VNet. By following these steps, you can establish a secure and reliable connection between your virtual network and local infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"