Assigning a Static Private IP to a VM in Azure

Use Case: 

Occasionally, an application necessitates a fixed IP address to hold a license, or a customer wants to enforce access through an IP address. In such cases, customers may find it necessary to assign a static IP to a Workspot Desktops. By default, Workspot desktops have a dynamic IP address assigned.  

Steps to assign a Static Private IP address to a VM: 

  • Login to the Azure portal https://portal.Azure.com

  • Locate the NIC of the resource that requires Static IP. Please make sure the resource is in the stopped state. 

  • Select IP Configurations under settings. 

  • Click on “ipv4config”, on the right “Edit IP Configuration” page to static IP address. 

  • After these changes have been made, click Save to apply the new configuration.