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How to Install Local Endpoints with Windows Azure Connect
Updated: April 25, 2013
Windows Azure Connect will be retired on 7/3/2013. We recommend that you migrate your Connect services to Windows Azure Virtual Network prior to this date. The Connect service will no longer be operational after 7/3/2013. Please see About Secure Cross-Premises Connectivity for information about secure site-to-site and point-to-site cross-premises communication using Virtual Network. Please refer to Migrating Cloud Services from Windows Azure Connect to Windows Azure Virtual Network for migration information.
This topic describes how to install the local endpoint software for Windows Azure Connect on computers or virtual machines (VMs) in your local network. For a diagram that shows how local endpoints connect to roles, and an illustration of the Windows Azure Connect interface, see Overview of Windows Azure Connect.
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On the computer on which you want to install the local endpoint software, in your browser, open the Management Portal for Windows Azure.
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On the lower left, click Virtual Network.
The Windows Azure Connect interface appears.
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In the console tree, click the subscription containing roles that you want to connect this local endpoint to. If you are prompted to enable the subscription for Windows Azure Connect, click OK.
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With the subscription still selected, at the top, click Install Local Endpoint.
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Click Copy Link to Clipboard and paste the link into your browser.
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In the resulting dialog box, click Run. (You cannot save the installation software and run it later, because it includes an activation token.)
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Follow the instructions in the wizard, which allows you to review and accept the terms of use and privacy statement before you install the software.
Note After the endpoint software is installed, be sure to open the TCP 443 outbound port, and add the computer or VM to an endpoint group. For more information, see Firewall Settings Related to Windows Azure Connect and How to Create and Configure a Group of Endpoints in Windows Azure Connect.
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After the endpoint software is installed, the local computer or VM is called a local endpoint. To connect local endpoints to other resources, create one or more groups.
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Only one copy of the endpoint software can be installed, and when you install the software, it uses the activation token for the subscription that you selected just before you clicked Install Local Endpoint. To install endpoint software after selecting a different subscription, or to install a different version of the software, first use Control Panel to uninstall the currently installed software.
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If you no longer want a local computer or VM to be an endpoint, use Control Panel to uninstall the local endpoint software. If a local endpoint no longer exists or has a problem that prevents you from uninstalling the local endpoint software, but the endpoint is still in the list of local endpoints in Windows Azure Connect, select it in the list and then click Delete Endpoint.
