Setting up your VPN under Windows XP

Setting up VPN access under Windows XP is simple. The following instructions go step by step through the creation process.


STEP 1
• First open the ‘Network Connections’ folder by going to the Start Menu and selecting Settings-> Network Connections. It may also be located in Settings-> Control Panel-> Network Connections.

STEP 2
 Click Create a new connection in the Network Tasks task pad.

STEP 3

Click Next.

STEP 4
• Select ‘Connect to the network at my workplace ’ and click the ‘Next’ button..
STEP 5
• Click Virtual Private Network connection, and then click Next.

STEP 6
• On this screen, type ‘vpn’ for the Company Name and click the ‘Next’ button.

STEP 7
• On this screen, click “Do not dial the initial connection” and click the ‘Next’ button.
STEP 8
• Type IP address of our VPN server that we provide to you. Click Next.
STEP 9
• Click to select the Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop check box  and click finish.
STEP 10
• Next, we'll set up the connection settings. In the ‘User Name’ box, enter your vpn username. In the ‘Password’ box, enter your vpn password. Optionally, click ‘Save Password’ to save your password as part of the connection. then click ‘Properties’
STEP 11
• Click the ‘Security’ tab,Then Advanced and click Settings.
• In this section make sure that the Date encryption is set to "Optional encryption" (Set the Check Box just like a following picture) then click Ok.
• In pop up window Click on Yes.
• Click the OK Button.
• Now your are ready to use the vpn
• Setting up an L2TP/IPsec connection (Optional) By default, Windows sets the VPN connection type to PPTP. For better security, you should continue and set your connection up to be an L2TP/IPsec connection. To do that, continue on. Open the Purevpn connection and click ‘Properties’
STEP 12
• Next click the ‘Networking’ tab.
STEP 13
• Next click the popup menu and change the ‘Type of VPN’ from ‘Automatic’ to ‘L2TP IPsec VPN’ and click ‘OK’.
STEP 14
• Click the ‘Security’ tab, then click the ‘IPsec Setttings...’ button.
STEP 15
• In the next window, click the checkbox and type the number from your signup email as the key and click ‘OK’
STEP 16
• Click Ok.That's it.
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