How to Configure your VPN Connection from a Client Computer

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How to Configure your VPN Connection from a Client Computer

To set up a connection to a VPN:   

·         On the client computer, first confirm that the connection to the Internet is correctly configured.

·         Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-Up Connections.

   

         Â·         Double-click on  Make New Connection then click Next.

·         Click Connect To A Private Network Through The Internet, and then click Next.

·         If you use a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet, click Automatically Dial This Initial Connection and then select your dial-up Internet connection from the list.

·         Click Next.

·         Type the host name (for example, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login) or the IP address (for example, 131.200.1.1) of the computer to which you want to connect, and then click Next.

·         Click to select For All Users if you want the connection to be available to anyone who logs on to the computer, or click to select Only for Myself to make it available only when you log onto the computer, and then click Next.

·         Type a descriptive name for the connection, and then click Finish.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network And Dial-Up Connections.

·         Double-click the new connection.

·         Click Properties to further configure options for the connection:

If you are connecting to a domain, click the Options tab, and then click to select the Include Windows logon domain check box to specify whether to request Windows 2000 logon domain information before attempting to connect.

If you want the connection to be redialed if the line is dropped, click the Options tab, and then click to select the Redial if line is dropped check box.