how to setup a vpn

How to Set Up VPN in Windows 7

Connecting to a VPN (Outgoing)

Step 1 Click the Start button. In the search bar, type VPN and then select Set up a virtual private network (VPN) connection.

Step 2 Enter the IP address or domain name of the server to which you want to connect. If you’re connecting to a work network, your IT administrator can provide the best address.

Step 3 If you want to set up the connection, but not connnect, select Don’t connect now; otherwise, leave it blank and click Next.

Step 4 On this next screen, you can either put in your username and password, or leave it blank. You’ll be prompted for it again on the actual connection. Click Connect.

Step 5 To connect, click on the Windows network logo on the lower-right part of your screen; then select Connect under VPN Connection.

Step 6 In the Connect VPN Connection box, enter the appropriate domain and your log-in credentials; then click Connect.

Step 7 If you can’t connect, the problem could be due to the server configuration. (There are different types of VPN.) Check with your network administrator to see what kind is in use–such as PPTP–then, on the Connect VPN Connection screen, select Properties.

Step 8 Navigate to the Security tab and select the specific Type of VPN from the drop-down list. You may also have to unselect Include Windows logon domain under the Options tab. Then click OK andConnect.

Building a VPN (Incoming)

Step 1 Click the Start button, and, in the search bar, type Network and Sharing.

Step 2 Click Change Adapter Settings in the left-hand menu.

Step 3 Click File, and then New Incoming Connection.

Step 4 Select the users you’d like to give access to and click Next.

Step 5 Click Through the Internet and select Next.

Step 6 Select the Internet Protocol you’d like to use. (The default TCP/IPv4–the line highlighted in the screenshot below–will work fine.)

Step 7 Finally, click Allow access; you’ve now set up an incoming VPN connection.

On Mac

Install http://macserve.org.uk/projects/ivpn/, a dead-simple application that with a few clicks lets you create a L2TP or PPTP server on Snow Leopard. Instead of manually editing .plist files and fixing permissions in the Terminal, all you have to do is choose the server type, type in account credentials and paste your personal Secret Key (you can generate a random one here https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm). Make sure to pick start and end IP addresses (the ones your router will assign to the computer or device connecting remotely through VPN) and restart.

On the next boot, the VPN server should be up and running on Snow Leopard, waiting for connections. It runs in the background so you won’t see anything on your desktop, but you’ll notice a vpnd process in Activity Monitor and you can take a look at the server log with this Terminal command:

tail -f /var/log/ppp/vpnd.log

iVPN is a paid app, so really think about whether you’d use a VPN server on your Mac before going ahead and purchase it.

Iphone

On the Iphone the VPN needs to have one of the above areas completed, depending on the VPN type you have chosen.

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