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title: "Deploying Web Access with an Azure Public IP"
slug: "deploying-web-access-with-an-azure-public-ip"
updated: 2025-12-12T19:20:39Z
published: 2025-12-12T19:20:39Z
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# Deploying Web Access with an Azure Public IP

This guide is intended for IT infrastructure architects and DevOps professionals responsible for deploying or enabling Web Access in the Azure public cloud.

This guide applies to Nasuni Edge Appliance 10.1 and higher.

## Introduction

To enable access to Web Access via the public internet, a public IP address and the corresponding network security rule must be configured on the Edge Appliance instance.

Web Access can also be deployed behind an application load balancer (ALB). An ALB can offload encryption/decryption, simplify TLS/SSL certificate management, and integrate with other services to enhance security and performance. For information on setting up an ALB on Azure, see [Deploying Web Access with Azure Front Door](/v1/docs/deploying-web-access-with-azure-front-door).

## Prerequisites

- An Edge Appliance must be deployed to Azure and joined to the NMC.
- A public FQDN for your instance and corresponding SSL/TLS server certificate.
- Access to DNS to set up the FQDN.

## Public IP Setup

The Web Access instance can be assigned a public IP address during creation. To verify if an instance has a public IP address or to configure the IP address, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Azure [https://azure.microsoft.com/](https://azure.microsoft.com/).
2. Navigate to **Virtual Machines**and select the Edge Appliance instance.
3. Expand the **Networking** category and select **Network Settings**. A public IP address displays in the right-hand panel. If an IP is not configured, follow these steps:
  1. Click the **Configure** link. The NIC network settings load.

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  2. Click **ipconfig1**to load the **Edit IP configuration** window.

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  3. Check the **Associate public IP address**checkbox. A dropdown box appears, populated with a new public IP address. Alternatively, create a new public IP address by clicking **Create a public IP address,**followed by**Save.**

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  4. Navigate to the **Networking** category and click **Network settings**to refresh the page. The new IP address is displayed.

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## Network Security Group

If a network security group does not exist, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Networking**.
2. In the Network Interface section, click the NIC name.
3. On the NIC, select **Network security group**.
4. Click **Create new**.
5. Click **Add network security group**.

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6. After the network security group is created, click **Create port rule.**
7. Configure the following fields:
  1. **Source**: Use the drop-down to select **Any**.
  2. **Source port ranges**: Enter “*“.
  3. **Destination**: Use the drop-down to select **Any**.
  4. **Service**: Use the drop-down to select **HTTPS**.
  5. **Action**: Click **Allow**.
  6. **Priority**: Enter “100“.
  7. **Name**: Enter a name.
  8. (Optional) **Description**: Enter a description.

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8. Click **Save**.
9. Navigate to [https://IPAddress](https://IPAddress) to confirm that the Web Access sign-in page is displayed.

> ***Note****: Web Access requires at least one share enabled.*