How
To Make VPN Connections using
Windows XP
q Open the Network
Connections option in Control
Panel. A list of existing
dial-up and LAN connections
will appear.
q Choose the
'Create a new connection'
option from the left-hand
side of the window. First
click Next to begin the wizard,
then choose the 'Connect to
the network at my workplace'
item from the list and click
Next.
q On the Network
Connection page of the wizard,
choose the 'Virtual Private
Network connection' option
and click Next.
q Here type
a name for the new VPN connection
in the 'Company Name' field
and click Next.
q Choose an
option on the 'Public Network'
screen and click Next. The
default option, 'Automatically
dial this initial connection'
can be used if the VPN connection
will always be initiated when
the computer is not already
connected to the Internet.
Otherwise, choose the 'Do
not dial the initial connection'
option. This option requires
that the public Internet connection
be established first, before
this new VPN connection will
be initiated.
q Enter the
IP address of the VPN remote
access server to connect to,
and click Next.
q Choose an
option on the "Connection
Availability" screen
and click Next. The default
option, 'My Use Only,' ensures
that Windows will make this
new connection available only
to the currently logged on
user. Otherwise, choose the
'Anyone's use' option.
q Click Finish
to complete the wizard.
