Create Virtual Networks in the Management Portal

In this exercise, you will be working with virtual networks within the Azure Portal. You will create a new virtual network and explore the various management options.

1. Navigate to the Azure Portal and sign in. On the Hub menu, click More Services.
2. Type virtual networks in the filter to reveal the available options for managing virtual networks in the Azure Portal. Mark Virtual networks as a favorite to add it to your Hub menu.
3. Click Virtual networks. If you have any existing virtual networks they should appear in this list. Click Add.

4. On the Create virtual network blade, fill in the following values to create a new virtual network. Click Create when you are finished entering the information
   • Name: Server-VNET
   • Address space: 168.0.0/16
   • Subnet name: Server-Subnet
   • Subnet address range: 168.0.0/24
   • Subscription:
   • Resource group: Create a new one named “Server-VNET”
   • Location:

5. On the menu bar, monitor the alerts for progress as the new virtual network is created.
6. On the Hub menu, click Virtual networks. Confirm that the new virtual network has been created. Click Server-VNET.

7. On the Server-VNET blade, review the list of available management options under Settings, such as address space, connected devices, subnets, DNS servers, and peerings.
8. When you are finished exploring the new virtual network, close the web page.