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🔌Creating Private Network connectors

📍 Step 1: Download the Connector Installer

  1. Log in to the Microsoft Entra Admin Center.

  2. Navigate to:
    Global Secure Access → Connect → Connectors

  3. Click the “Download connector service” button.

  4. Copy the provided download link. You will need this on your Windows Server.

💡 Note for New Tenants: If this is your first time, you'll see a notice that "Private Network is currently disabled." This is normal and will disappear once you install and enable your first connector.

🖥️ Step 2: Install the Connector on Your Server

  1. Remote Desktop (RDP) into a Windows Server on your corporate network. For production, plan to install multiple connectors for high availability.

  2. Open a web browser on the server.

  3. Paste the download link you copied into the address bar and press Enter to download the installer.

  4. Run the downloaded installer.

  5. Follow the on-screen prompts.

✅ Step 3: Verify Connector Registration

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

  2. After a few moments, your new server should appear in the list, likely within the "Default" connector group.

  3. Check that its Status is "Active" and its Health shows as "Healthy".