{"id":6193,"date":"2013-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/virtual-network-adds-new-capabilities-for-cross-premises-connectivity"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:23:14","slug":"virtual-network-adds-new-capabilities-for-cross-premises-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/virtual-network-adds-new-capabilities-for-cross-premises-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Network adds new capabilities for cross-premises connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week we announced the general availability of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services and Virtual Network.&nbsp; Virtual Network is a service that allows you to create a private, isolated network in Windows Azure and treat it as an extension of your datacenter. You can assign private IP addresses to virtual machines inside a virtual network, specify DNS, and connect it to your on-premises infrastructure using a Cisco or Juniper hardware VPN device in a \u2018site-to-site\u2019 manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019re expanding the capabilities of Virtual Network and stepping beyond cross-premises connectivity using hardware VPN devices. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we\u2019re enhancing the existing \u2018Site-to-Site VPN\u2019 connectivity so you can use Windows Server 2012 RRAS (Routing and Remote Access) as an on-premises VPN server. This gives you the flexibility of using a software based VPN solution to connect your on-premises network to Windows Azure. 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We built this capability based on customer requests and learnings from a preview feature called Windows Azure Connect. <em>Point-to-Site VPN<\/em> greatly simplifies setting up secure connections between Azure and client machines, whether from your office environment or from remote locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an illustration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/6567.brk-1.webp\" alt=\"Graphic showing how Windows Azure, On-Premises and remote workers interact.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using <em>Point-to-Site VPN<\/em> enables some new and exciting ways to connect to Windows Azure that are not possible from other cloud providers. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">You can securely connect to your Windows Azure environment from any location. You can connect your laptop to a Windows Azure test and development environment and continue to code away while sipping coffee at an airport caf\u00e9!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Small businesses or departments within an enterprise who don\u2019t have existing VPN devices and\/or network expertise to manage VPN devices can rely on the <em>Point-to-Site VPN<\/em> feature to securely connect to workloads running in Windows Azure virtual machines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">You can quickly set up secure connections to Windows Azure even if your computers are behind a corporate proxy or firewall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) wanting to provide secure access to their cloud apps can leverage the <em>Point-to-Site VPN<\/em> feature to offer a seamless application experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windows Azure Virtual Network continues to deliver the power of \u2018AND\u2019 by providing you the ability to integrate your on-premises environment with Windows Azure. If you want to learn more about Windows Azure Virtual Network, its capabilities and scenarios, you can find more information <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkId=296649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. 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