Managing server-level firewall rules using the Azure portal

In this section, you will learn how to create, delete, and update server-level firewall rules from the Azure portal, by performing the following steps:

1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) using your Azure credentials.
2. Find and open the toyfactorytemp Azure SQL server to manage the firewall for it.
3. From the Azure SQL server Overview page, select the Set server firewall option:
   

   Figure 6.2: Setting the firewall

4. On the Firewall settings page, notice that no firewall rules have been configured:
   

   Figure 6.3: The Firewall settings page

   Also, notice that it automatically detects and displays the public IP address of the computer from which the portal has been opened.

5. To add the client IP address, select Add client IP from the top menu:
   

   Figure 6.4: Adding the client IP address

   A firewall rule with the same start and end IP as the client IP address is added. You can change the rule name if you wish...