Installing Windows 10 from Console

Create a Windows 10 Virtual Machine (VM) similar to the NSv on the Azure and configure the settings to send the Windows 10 VM's outbound traffic to the NSv LAN interface.

To create a new subnet, follow these steps

1. In your browser, navigate to https://portal.azure.us and log into your Microsoft Azure Government account.
2. Navigate to Virtual networks and select the installed NSv Firewall.
3. Under Settings, click Subnets.
4. Add Subnet.

   

   1. In Name, enter a new subnet name, for example, LAN-25.

   2. In Subnet address range, enter a new address. for example, 10.5.25.0/24.

   3. Leave the rest of fields with default values.

      

To install Windows 10 from the console, follow these steps

1. In your browser, navigate to https://portal.azure.com/ and log into your Microsoft Azure account.
2. Search for Windows 10 and select Microsoft Windows 10.
3. Click Create.

   

   The Basics screen of the NSv configuration window displays.

4. On the Basics screen, configure the following options:

   1. In Subscription, select the NSv Firewall.

   2. The Resource Group is auto-filled.

   3. In Availability options select No infrastructure redundancy required.

   4. In Security type, select Standard.
   5. In Image, select Windows 10 Pro, version 22H2- Gen2.
   6. In Size, select the required size.

      

5. Under the Administration account, do the following:
   1. Enter the administrator credentials Username and Password.
   2. Re-enter the password in Confirm password.
6. Under Inbound port rules, do the following:
   1. In Public inbound ports, select one of the following:
      • None
      • Allow selected ports
   2. In Select inbound ports, select RDP(3389).
7. Click Next:Disks and configure the required settings on the Disks tab.
8. Navigate to Networking. On the Networking screen, configure the following options:
   1. The Virtual network is auto-populated.
   2. In Subnet, select the select the newly created subnet. See To create a new subnet, follow these steps.
   3. Select the Public IP.

      

9. Click Next: Review + create.

   Azure validates the configured settings and checks for errors before building the virtual machine.

10. Click Create.

    1. Azure begins the deployment process and displays the Azure Dashboard page.

       You can click the Notifications icon at the top to display the Deployment in progress notification window, then click Deployment in progress to view the progress.

       

       When finished, the notification window displays Deployment succeeded.

       

To configure Azure Route table settings and associate subnet

1. In your Microsoft Azure portal, go to Home > Route tables.

2. Click Create.

3. Choose a name and the same Resource group and Location, both of which contain your NSv firewall and Windows VM.

4. Click Create.

   

5. Go to Routes and click Add and configure the following settings:
   

   1. Provide Route Name.

   2. In the Address Prefix Destination drop-down menu, select IP Addresses.

   3. In Destination IPs/CIDR ranges enter 0.0.0.0/0.

   4. In the Next hop type drop-down menu, select Virtual appliance.

   5. In Next hop address, enter a value, for example, 10.5.1.4.

   6. Click Add.

      

6. Click Subnets and click Associate.

7. Find your custom subnet, and click OK to save it.