Sunday, October 27, 2013

How to set up a VPN in Windos 7, Step by step setup a VPN connection


What is VPN?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a network technology that creates a secure network connection over a public network such as the Internet or a private network owned by a service provider. Large corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies use VPN technology to enable remote users to securely connect to a private network.
A VPN can connect multiple sites over a large distance just like a Wide Area Network (WAN). VPNs are often used to extend intranets worldwide to disseminate information and news to a wide user base. Educational institutions use VPNs to connect campuses that can be distributed across the country or around the world.
In order to gain access to the private network, a user must be authenticated using a unique identification and a password. An authentication token is often used to gain access to a private network through a personal identification number (PIN) that a user must enter. The PIN is a unique authentication code that changes according to a specific frequency, usually every 30 seconds or so.
VPN creates a tunnel, and all your network and online activity travels through it. From the point of view of someone else sniffing around on the same network, your activity is hidden because it is inside that tunnel. Furthermore, all your data is encrypted, giving you another level of security.
There are two types of VPN connections: incoming and outgoing. An outgoing session means the user is using the computer to remotely connect to some other network or machine, as may happen when the user is accessing a work computer. If you have a wireless router at home that supports VPN, you can set up an outgoing connection from your laptop to connect to the router and get access to your media server, your home computer, and other devices on your home network remotely.
An incoming session means other machines can access your machine. Think carefully before you grant access to your computer. One scenario where this makes sense is if you have a lot of media files or documents on the computer that people need to be able to access at any time.
 It is straightforward to set up either type of connection using the built-in VPN client in Windows 7

Step by step setup a VPN connection:
1.    Go to Network and Sharing Center (under Control Panel, Network and Internet), then go "Set up a new connection or network. click on "Connect to a Workplace" in order to start the connection wizard, and then select "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" option to begin the process. 

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2. In the Internet address field, enter the IP address of the VPN server or the network's domain name. This information will usually be provided by the network administrator. If you are connecting to the home router, then you would put in the IP address of that router.
The destination name field displays the name users would see. If you aren't going to connect right away, select the "Don't connect now; just set it up so I can connect later" checkbox.
Leaving it unchecked means the client will try to make a connection at the end of the wizard. If there are multiple users on the Windows 7 box, you can either check off "Allow other people to use this connection" to make the VPN connection available to others, or leave it unchecked to ensure no one else has the option.
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3. This screen asks for a username and password. If you leave it blank, you will be prompted to enter the information when making the actual connection.
4. The final window, if you selected "Don't connect now," will display a "Connect now" option. You can close the window now, or connect.
When you are ready to connect, just click on the network icon in systray (the icon could be for the wireless network or for the wired one) and the connection that was created earlier would show up in the list under "Dial-up and VPN." You can also get here by clicking on "Connect to a network" under Network and Sharing Center.
5. In the VPN connection box, enter the username and password to the VPN network, if it isn't already pre-populated, along with the domain provided by the administrator. This connection should work for a majority of VPN networks. 
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 6. If the connection fails, click on Properties. The most common issue has to do with the server configuration. Select the "Security" tab in the Properties window. Type of VPN" should be set to Automatic. Check with the administrator if it should be set to PPTP, L2TP/IpSec, SSTP, or IKEv2. If it still doesn't work, it's possible you should uncheck "Include Windows logon domain" under the Options tab. 
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 7. After saving the properties, select Connect to launch the connection. You are now connected to a VPN server and your connection is safe.