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title: Add an Azure AD tenant and Azure AD subscription
description: Here's a step-by-step guide to adding an Azure Active Directory tenant, adding an Azure AD subscription, and registering your subscription.
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ms.author: maricia
ms.topic: article
ms.prod: w10
ms.technology: windows
author: MariciaAlforque
ms.date: 06/26/2017
---
# Add an Azure AD tenant and Azure AD subscription
Here's a step-by-step guide to adding an Azure Active Directory tenant, adding an Azure AD subscription, and registering your subscription.
> **Note**  If you have paid subscriptions to Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Enterprise Mobility Suite, or other Microsoft services, you have a free subscription to Azure AD. For step-by-step guide to register this free subscription, see [Register your free Azure Active Directory subscription.](#register-your-free-azure-active-directory-subscription)
1. Sign-up for Azure AD tenant from [this website](https://account.windowsazure.com/organization) by creating an administrator account for your organization.
![sign up for azure ad tenant](images/azure-ad-add-tenant1.png)
2. Enter the information for your organization. Click **check availability** to verify that domain name that you selected is available.
![sign up for azure ad](images/azure-ad-add-tenant2.png)
3. Complete the login and country information. You must provide a valid phone number, then click **Send text message** or **Call me**.
![create azure account](images/azure-ad-add-tenant3.png)
4. Enter the code that you receive and then click **Verify code**. After the code is verified and the continue button turns green, click **continue**.
![add aad tenant](images/azure-ad-add-tenant3-b.png)
5. After you finish creating your Azure account, you are ready to add an Azure AD subscription.
If you don't have a paid subscription to any Microsoft service, you can purchase an Azure AD premium subscription. Go to Office 356 portal, <https://portal.office.com/> and then sign in using the admin account that you just created in Step 4 (for example, user1@contosoltd.onmicrosoftcom).
![login to office 365](images/azure-ad-add-tenant4.png)
6. Click **Install software**.
![login to office 365](images/azure-ad-add-tenant5.png)
7. In the Office 365 portal, select **Purchase Services** from the left nagivation.
![purchase service option in admin center menu](images/azure-ad-add-tenant6.png)
8. On the **Purchase services** page, scroll down until you see **Azure Active Directory Premium**, then click to purchase.
![azure active directory option in purchase services page](images/azure-ad-add-tenant7.png)
9. Continue with your purchase.
![azure active directory premium payment page](images/azure-ad-add-tenant8.png)
10. After the purchase is completed, you can login to your Office 365 Admin Portal and you will see the **Azure AD** option from the Admin drop-down menu along with other services (SharePoint, Exchange, etc...).
![admin center left navigation menu](images/azure-ad-add-tenant9.png)
When you choose Azure AD, it will take you to the Azure AD portal where you can manage your Azure AD applications.
## Register your free Azure Active Directory subscription
If you have paid subscriptions to Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Enterprise Mobility Suite, or other Microsoft services, you have a free subscription to Azure AD. Here's a step-by-step guide to register your free Azure AD subscription using an Office 365 Premium Business subscription.
1. Sign in to the Office 365 portal at <https://portal.office.com> using your organization's account.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant10.png)
2. On the **Home** page, click on the Admin tools icon.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant11.png)
3. On the **Admin center** page, hover your mouse over the Admin tools icon on the left and then click **Azure AD**. This will take you to the Azure Active Directory sign-up page and brings up your existing Office 365 organization account information.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant12.png)
4. On the **Sign up** page, make sure to enter a valid phone number and then click **Sign up**.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant13.png)
5. It may take a few minutes to process the request.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant14.png)
6. You will see a welcome page when the process completes.
![register azuread](images/azure-ad-add-tenant15.png)