2. Open the Network Connections item in Control
Panel. A list of existing dial-up and LAN
connections will appear.
3. Choose the 'Create a new connection' item
from the left-hand side of the window.
The
Windows XP New Connection Wizard will
appear on the screen.
4. First click Next to begin the wizard, then
choose the 'Connect to the network at my
workplace' item from the list and click Next.
5. On the Network Connection page of the
wizard, choose the 'Virtual Private Network
connection' option and click Next.
6. Enter a name for the new VPN connection in
the 'Company Name' field and click Next. The
name chosen need not match the name of an
actual business.
7. 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.
8. Enter the name or IP address of the VPN
remote access server to connect to, and click
Next. Company network administrators will
provide this information.
9. 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.
10. Click Finish to complete the wizard.
The new
VPN connection information has been saved.
1. While no practical limits exist on what may be
entered in the 'Company Name' field, choose a
connection name that will be easy to recognize
later.
2. Take special care to key the VPN server name/
IP address data correctly. The Windows XP
wizard does not automatically validate this
server information.
Computer running Microsoft Windows XP
Host name and/or IP address of a VPN remote
access server
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