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  3. I want to create an Azure Table and Blob Storage to connect BRAdmin Professional 4 and Microsoft Azure.

I want to create an Azure Table and Blob Storage to connect BRAdmin Professional 4 and Microsoft Azure.


    NOTE:

  1. To connect BRAdmin Professional 4 and Microsoft Azure, you need a Microsoft Azure account. If you do not have a Microsoft Azure account, open a new account first.

  2. This procedure may change if the software is updated by Microsoft™.
    For the latest information, visit the Microsoft Azure website.

  3. Create a resource group >

    Create a storage account >

    Create a Container (Blob Storage) >

    Add an access policy for Blob Storage >

    Create the table >

    Add an access policy for a table >

    Create an SAS key for Blob Storage and Table >

    Create a resource group


    Click the video link below for a step-by-step guide on how to create resources in Azure for BRAdmin to remotely manage Brother devices.

    1. Open your web browser, go to the Microsoft Azure portal website, and then click Create a resource.

      Azure portal
    2. Type "resource group" in the search box, and then select Resource group from the drop-down list.

      createa a resource
    3. Click Create.

      Azure portal
    4. The Create a resource group screen appears.

      detail setting items
    5. Select your Azure subscription, and then specify the resource group name in the Project details section. After selecting your region in the Resource details section, click Next: Tags.

      detail setting items
    1. Specify the Name and Value tags of your Azure resource group if needed.

      name and value setting
    2. Confirm your settings is correct, and then click Create.

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    Create a storage account

    1. When the Resource group screen appears, click menu button in the upper left corner of the screen and select Create a resource.

      resource group
    2. Type "storage account" in the search box, and then select Storage account from the drop-down list.

      storage account
    3. Click Create.

      storage account
    4. Select the subscription you created earlier, and then select your resource group from the drop-down list in the Project details section.

      detail setting items
    5. Scroll down the page and specify each setting in the Instance details section, and then click Next: Advanced.

      Select the device

      HINT:

      To avoid errors, make sure your storage account name is different from your resource group name.

    6. Specify the settings in the Security section, and then click Next : Networking.

      securily setting
    7. Specify the settings in the Network connectivity and Network routing sections, and then click Next : Data protection.

      network connectivity setting
    8. Specify the settings in the Recovery and Tracking sections, and then click Next : Encryption.

      recovery setting
    9. Specify the Encryption settings, and then click Next : Tags.

      encryption setting
    10. Type the Name and Value tags of your Azure storage account if needed, and then click Next : Review + create.

      name and value setting
    11. Confirm your settings, and then click Create.

    12. When the "Your deployment is complete" screen appears, click Go to resource.

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      Create a Container (Blob Storage)

    14. Click Containers in the left navigation bar.

      containers
    15. Click the + Container tab.

      add container
    16. When the New container window appears in the Name field, type the container's name.
      In the Public access level drop-down list, select "Private (no anonymous access)”, and then click Create.

      new container
    17. Confirm that the new container is listed, and then click menu button next to it to add the access policy.

      new container
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      Add an access policy for Blob Storage

    19. Select Access policy from the drop-down list.

      access policy
    20. Click + Add policy.

      add policy
    21. Type an Identifier, select Permissions from the drop-down list, specify Start Time and Expiry time, and then click OK.

      access policy
    22. NOTE:

    23. Select all checkboxes in the Permissions drop-down list.

    24. If the access policy time expires, reactivate it by extending the Expiry time.

    1. Confirm your settings, and then click Save.

    2. name and value setting
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    Create the table

  4. Click Tables in the left navigation bar.

    access policy
  5. Click the +Table tab.

    access policy
  6. Type the table name, and then click OK.

    access policy
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    Add an access policy for a table

  8. When the new table appears in the list, click menu button next to it to add the access policy.

    access policy
  9. Select Access policy from the drop-down list.

    access policy
  10. Click +Add policy.

    access policy
  11. Type an Identifier, select Permissions from the drop-down list, specify Start Time and Expiry time, and then click OK.

    access policy
  12. NOTE:

  13. Select all checkboxes in the Permissions drop-down list.

  14. If the access policy time expires, reactivate it by extending the Expiry time.

  1. Confirm your settings, and then click Save.

    access policy
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    Create an SAS key for Blob Storage and Table

    NOTE:

  3. You must use Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer to complete this step. If you do not have a storage account, create one by following the steps in the "Create a storage account" section. Download the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer tool from the Microsoft Azure website and connect to a storage account.

  4. Complete the proxy setup, and then connect to Microsoft Azure.

    1. Start Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer. Click Storage Accounts or Tables, and then click the account name or table name you created earlier. For Blob Storage, go to the next step. For Tables, go to Step 38.

      Blob Storage Table
      access policy
      access policy
    2. Click Blob Containers, and then click the blob container you created earlier.

      access policy
    3. Click the Actions tab, and then click Get Shared Access Signature…

    4. access policy

      HINT:

      You can also right-click on the account or table name to view these configuration options.

    5. In the Shared Access Signature window, click the Access Policy drop-down arrow and select the access policy you created earlier, and then click Create.


      Blob Storage Table
      access policy
      access policy
    6. Click Copy to copy the URL shown in the Shared Access Signature window and save it for later use when you configure the BRAdmin Professional 4 and Microsoft Azure connection. Click Close.

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