Appendix A.8 - Uploading a Certificate to Microsoft Azure Cloud

Perform the following steps to get the device connected to your own Azure cloud instance.

1. For new users, create a new Azure account.
2. Create new application from Azure IoT Central portal.
3. Click New application >Custom app>Create app.
4. Write the details for New Application and select “Create”.

   

5. Click “Devices” in the left column and then click “New”.

   

6. Create the device with relevant configuration.

   

7. The Device ID is the ID that is given as “Issued To” when the device certificate is opened. In Device ID, enter serial number (common name) as shown in the following figure. Also, enter this serial number as Device name.

   

8. Open the device and click “Connect”. The fields. ID scope and device ID will be pre-filled.

   

9. In “Authentication type”, choose “Individual Enrollment” and “Authentication method” needs to be “Certificates (X.509).
10. Browse and upload the device certificate for Primary and Secondary thumbprint.
    • The device certificate needs to be read from the device using the AT commands (for more details refer to the Appendix A.3 - Reading Certificate Using AT Command) or a Python script (for mode details refer to the Appendix A.2 - Reading Certificate Using Python Script).
11. Click “Save”.

    The device will be added to the Azure portal and it will also be displayed in the list of devices.