📥 Step 1: Download the Connector Service

1. Log in to the Microsoft Entra Admin Center.

2. Navigate to:
   Identity → Applications → Enterprise applications → Private access → Connectors

3. Click on the “Download connector service” button.

4. Copy the provided download link.

🖥️ Step 2: Install on Your Windows Server

1. Remote Desktop (RDP) into your Windows Server.

2. Open a browser (e.g., Edge) and paste the downloaded link into the address bar.

3. Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

   • The installer will automatically register the connector with your tenant.

✅ Step 3: Verify & Enable the Connector

1. Go back to the Connectors section in the Entra Admin Center.

2. You should now see your server listed under the connectors. It might take a minute to appear.

3. Click on the connector and toggle “Enable Private Network Connectors” to On.

🌐 Step 4: Configure Your First Application

1. With the connector enabled, click “Configure an app”.

2. This will guide you through creating a new Entra application to represent the on-premises resource you want to publish (e.g., a website, RDP server, or SSH host).