subject: Configure a VPN connection from your Windows XP computer [print this page] Configure a VPN connection from your Windows XP computer
To set up a connection to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), consider these steps:
1. Confirm that you have an internet connection with your computer.
2. Click Start Menu, and then click Control Panel.
3. Once in the Control Panel, double-click Network Connections.
4. Click the Create a new connection selection.
5. In the Network Connection Wizard, click Next button.
6. Click Connect to the network at my workplace, and then click the Next button.
7. Click Virtual Private Network connection, and then click the Next button. 8. Select and click the radio button for: * If you use a full-time connection such as a cable modem, click Do not dial the initial connection.
9. Click the Next button.
10. Type any name that you want to name yourVPN connection
11. Key in the host name or the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that you want to connect to, and then click Next.
12. Click Anyone's use if you want the connection to be available to anyone who logs on to the computer, or click My use only to make it available only when you log on to the computer, and then click Next button.
13. Click to select the Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop check box if you want to create a shortcut on the desktop, and then click Finish.
14. If you are prompted to connect, click No.
15. In the Network Connections window, right-click the new connection.
16. Click Properties, and then configure more 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 logon domain information before you try to connect.
* If you want the computer to redial the connection if the line is dropped, click the Options tab, and then click to select the Redial if line is dropped check box.
Now you have set up your VPN and can use the connection, follow these steps:
1. Use one of the following methods:
* Click Start, point to Connect To, and then click the new connection.
* If you added a connection shortcut to the desktop, double-click the shortcut on the desktop.
2. You should make sure that your computer is connected to the internet, if not you will be prompted to connect.
3. After your computer connects to the Internet, the VPN server prompts you for your user name and password. Type your user name and password, and then click Connect. Your network resources should be available to you in just like they are when you connect directly to the network.
4. To disconnect from the VPN, right-click the icon for the connection, and then click Disconnect.
