Request for Public IPs Required for Windows Server 2022 Activation

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Request for Public IPs Required for Windows Server 2022 Activation

Ktrans Perth IT 0

Hi there,

I’m currently running a Windows Server 2022 instance on Azure, which does not have internet access due to security restrictions. As a result, I’m encountering an error related to Windows activation.

Could you please provide a list of the public IP addresses that need to be allowed through the firewall to enable activation?

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Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-10-24T02:39:11.0333333+00:00

Hey Manish Deshpande

Thanks for replying. I already had those ips whitelisted. These are the ips I have whitelisted on my firewall.

The moment that I open the internet access to my vm box the warning goes away. There must be another setting or ip missing. The port mentioned is also whitelisted.
Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-10-24T02:44:26.1666667+00:00

I have also run the below commands and all came true, so the connection is working.

Test-NetConnection azkms.core.windows.net -Port 1688
Hemalatha 14,445 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-04T00:07:00.9966667+00:00

Hello Ktrans Perth IT

Just checking if above provided information was helpful to you. Please let me know if you have any queries.
Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-11-04T02:21:53.66+00:00

Hey @Hemalatha

I’ve whitelisted the required IP addresses and temporarily enabled internet access on the VM for one day. After that, I disabled internet access again while keeping the IPs whitelisted. It appears to be working as expected—the activation message has disappeared.

I’ll monitor the situation and will reply to this thread if the issue reoccurs.

Thanks

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Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-10-24T02:39:11.0333333+00:00

Hey Manish Deshpande

Thanks for replying. I already had those ips whitelisted. These are the ips I have whitelisted on my firewall.

The moment that I open the internet access to my vm box the warning goes away. There must be another setting or ip missing. The port mentioned is also whitelisted.
Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-10-24T02:44:26.1666667+00:00

I have also run the below commands and all came true, so the connection is working.

Test-NetConnection azkms.core.windows.net -Port 1688
Hemalatha 14,445 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-04T00:07:00.9966667+00:00

Hello Ktrans Perth IT

Just checking if above provided information was helpful to you. Please let me know if you have any queries.
Ktrans Perth IT 0 Reputation points

2025-11-04T02:21:53.66+00:00

Hey @Hemalatha

I’ve whitelisted the required IP addresses and temporarily enabled internet access on the VM for one day. After that, I disabled internet access again while keeping the IPs whitelisted. It appears to be working as expected—the activation message has disappeared.

I’ll monitor the situation and will reply to this thread if the issue reoccurs.

Thanks

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Manish Deshpande 6,995 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello Ktrans Perth IT

Thanks for providing the details could you please run this steps and updates us here once its done.

Ensure the following KMS IPs are allowed on port - 1688

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Confirm access to:

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Create outbound firewall rules for:

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If FQDN-based rules are not supported, allow the IP ranges associated with these domains. Refer to Microsoft Service Tags: AzureCloud and WindowsActivation.

If using custom DNS, allow forwarding to public DNS servers.
Run the following PowerShell command on the VM:

Test-NetConnection activation.sls.microsoft.com -Port 443
Test-NetConnection validation.sls.microsoft.com -Port 443
Test-NetConnection sls.microsoft.com -Port 443

TcpTestSucceeded : True for all tests.

This will trigger activation.

slmgr /ato

It should display-The machine is permanently activated.

slmgr /xpr

Please complete these steps and let us know the update.

Thanks,
Manish Deshpande

Manish Deshpande 6,995 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-10-28T10:26:23.6866667+00:00

Hello Ktrans Perth IT

If the query has been resolved, please take a moment to accept answers and upvote it 👍 to make it helpful to the community.

Thanks,
Manish Deshpande.

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