http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2014/05/27/how-to-set-static-ip-address-of-the-virtual-machine-in-azure-cloud.aspxOpen Powershell and select the active subscription: select-azuresubscription MYSUBSCRIPTIONNAME Then obtain the free IP address: Test-AzureStaticVNetIP -VNetName MYNEETWORK cmdlet Test-AzureStaticVNetIP at command pipeline position 1 Supply values forenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)