Windows 10/11 outside of the Active directory accessing the Azure VM

Question

i have migrated an on-premise server to the Azure VM using Sonicwall VPN. I am able to connect to the VM from inside the office without any issues. I would like to know if remote users (who have Win 10/11 machines) want to access the VM, how to do they do it? Do they need special Microsoft 365 license? I know i should go to the settings and account and join them that way. We currently have office 365. Basic and standard licenses.

I appreciate your help.

Jamshid

Answer 1

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Joining Devices: You can join your devices to Azure Active Directory by going to Settings > Accounts > Access work or school and signing in with their Microsoft 365 credentials.

Configuring the VM: You need to ensure the Azure VM is Azure AD joined or Hybrid Azure AD joined, and assign the right roles, like Virtual Machine User Login.

Enabling RDP Authentication: In the Azure portal, we can go to the VM’s Identity section and enable System assigned for Azure AD authentication.

I believe basic Microsoft 365 licenses should be enough for Azure AD join and authentication, but using Azure Bastion might have additional costs.

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Answer 2

hello all,I was able to create a case with Microsoft and they showed me a way to do this. There are many ways but this was one of them. We created a point to site VPN and creating SSL certificate. it worked. If you know of any solutions that are simpler and achieve the job please let me know.

thanks,

Jamshid

Answer 3

@Jamshid Javidi I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue with the help of our support team and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this! Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others ", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to "Accept " the answer.

Issue: Migrated an on-premise server to the Azure VM using Sonicwall VPN. I am able to connect to the VM from inside the office without any issues. I would like to know if remote users (who have Win 10/11 machines) want to access the VM, how to do they do it? Do they need special Microsoft 365 license? I know i should go to the settings and account and join them that way. We currently have office 365. Basic and standard licenses.

Resolution: I was able to create a case with Microsoft and they showed me a way to do this. There are many ways but this was one of them. We created a point to site VPN and creating SSL certificate. it worked.

If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.

Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution.