12.7 Test the Firewall

Task 7: Test the firewall

In this task, you will test the firewall to confirm that it works as expected.

  1. In the Azure portal, navigate back to the AZ500LAB08 resource group.

  2. On the AZ500LAB08 blade, in the list of resources, click the Srv-Jump virtual machine.

  3. On the Srv-Jump blade, click Connect and, in the drop down menu, click RDP.

  4. Click Download RDP File and use it to connect to the Srv-Jump Azure VM via Remote Desktop. When prompted to authenticate, provide the following credntials:

    Setting Value
    User name localadmin
    Password Pa55w.rd1234

    Note: The following steps are performed in the Remote Desktop session to the Srv-Jump Azure VM.

    Note: You will connect to the Srv-Work virtual machine. This is being done so we can test the ability to access the bing.com website.

  5. Within the Remote Desktop session to Srv-Jump, right-click Start, in the right-click menu, click Run, and, from the Run dialog box, run the following to connect to Srv-Work.

    mstsc /v:Srv-Work

  6. When prompted to authenticate, provide the following credentials:

    Setting Value
    User name localadmin
    Password Pa55w.rd1234

    Note: Wait for the Remote Desktop session to be established and the Server Manager interface to load.

  7. Within the Remote Desktop session to Srv-Work, in Server Manager, click Local Server and then click IE Enhanced Security Configuration.

  8. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog box, set both options to Off and click OK.

  9. Within the Remote Desktop session to Srv-Work, start Internet Explorer and browse to https://www.bing.com.

    Note: The website should successfully display. The firewall allows you access.

  10. Browse to http://www.microsoft.com/

    Note: Within the browser page, you should receive a message with text resembling the following: HTTP request from 10.0.2.4:xxxxx to microsoft.com:80. Action: Deny. No rule matched. Proceeding with default action. This is expected, since the firewall blocks access to this website.

  11. Terminate both Remote Desktop sessions.

Result: You have successfully configured and tested the Azure Firewall.