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Setting up a PPTP VPN for Windows XP

To set up a VPN, your office Firewall and Internet connection require configuration and/or extra software. Check with the network administrator at your company to find out what VPN arrangements are in place. The instructions below allow your roaming users to connect to your PPTP VPN Router. Your administrator will know the address of your router and whether it supports PPTP.

Warning: As your VPN connection is an extension of your Office network, similar if not the same security measures should be followed to guard your computer from intruders. This is normally performed by the company firewall server when you are connected while in the office but is no longer the case when you are at home. Your exposure to the internet in this case should be taken into your company's security policy.

A Personal Firewall and Personal Antivirus program should be installed on your home / mobile PC. Please check with your Administrator on how to ensure this is set up and working correctly on your system before configuring your VPN connection.

To configure your VPN connection, follow these steps:

1. Click on Start, Connect To, Show all connections.
2. (Note: If your Start menu settings are set to Classic View, then proceed via Start, Settings, Network Connections.
3. Click on Create a New Connection from the left hand bar (or on some systems you may have to click on New Connection Wizard).
4. The New Connection Wizard screen will appear. Click on the Next button.
5. Check the button Connect to the network at my workplace. Click Next.
6. Check the button Virtual Private Network connection. Click Next.
7. Enter the name of the connection. e.g. Your company's name. Click Next.
8. Select Do not dial the initial connection and click Next.
9. Enter the VPN server address. Click Next.
10. On XP systems with multiple users, a Connection Availability screen will appear, prompting to know who may use the connection. If this happens, check My Use Only and click Next.
11. The Wizard is now complete. Click Finish.
12. Type in your Login name and password for your Office network.
13. Depending on your company's security policy you may want to remove the tick on the Save Username and Password checkbox.
14. Click on Connect to start your VPN session to your office.
15. Once the connection is made, a message will appear from the task bar.
16. To disconnect, right-click the VPN connection icon from the task bar (i.e. the icon with two computer screens), and select Disconnect.

Disabling the Default Gateway setting

You may need to disable the 'default gateway' setting on the VPN connection, so that non-VPN traffic still uses your usual Internet connection. Check with your system administrator on whether you should be doing this. If so:

1. On the VPN connection windown ,click Properties.
2. Select the Networking tab, and change the Type of VPN from Automatic to PPTP VPN, as shown below. Then highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press Properties
3. Click on the Advanced button.
4. Ensure the Use default gateway on remote network is NOT ticked. As below.
5. Press OK, press OK, press OK, to get back to the Connect VPN to Office window.

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