To create a Remote Access Connection, open Network Connections and Select create a new connection.
The
New Connection Wizard will appear. Click Next to continue. From the
choices given chose the type of connection required, in this case select
Connect to the network at my workplace. Select the type of connection,
e.g. Virtual Private Network Connection. Click Next to continue. Choose a
name for the connection. Click Next to continue. Type the name or IP
address of the VPN server into the dialog box. Click Next to continue.
Click on Finish to close the Wizard.
The connection box appears.
Click on Properties to configure the connection. From the General page
the IP address of the server is shown. If another connection is needed
for this VPN (e.g. an ISP connection) then it can be specified in the
Dial another connection first. Dialling and Redialling options can be
configured from the Options page, e.g. The number of Redial attempts.
Security Options can be configured from the Security page. Select
Advanced (custom settings) to configure Authentication Protocols. Click
the Settings button. To enable or disable encryption select an option
from the Data Encryption box.
A good option is to leave Require
Encryption on, leaving encryption disabled imposes a big security risk.
Different authentication protocols can be enabled and disabled by
selecting/deselecting the checkboxes below. It is always a good idea to
disable PAP/SPAP unless they are needed by legacy clients.
The
IP address can be configured from the Networking page as well as the
tunnelling protocol being used. Scroll down the list to view the
available choices. Automatic should automatically detect the type of
protocol to use. If it doesn’t,select the tunnelling protocol required
from the list.
From the Advanced page, the connection can be
shared for use by other machines on the network. This machine will then
become a router. Once everything has been configured, click on Connect
to connect to the VPN server and join the remote network.
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