Setting Up a VPN Connection

Follow these steps and you find it’s pretty easy to set up your own VPN connection (one of which is shown in the picture below). If you have set up other network connections using Windows Vista’s Network and Sharing Center, it is even easier for you.

Here’s how you set up the VPN connection:

1. Click the Start menu and select Control Panel. The Control Panel opens.
2. Click Network and Internet. The Network and Internet dialog box appears.

3. Click Network and Sharing Center. The Network and Sharing Center appears.
4. Under Tasks, click Set up a connection or network and then Connect to a workplace. The Picture Below shows this being done. The Network Connection dialog box appears. Despite the menu selection’s name, the VPN connection can be made anywhere, not just to a company network.
5. Select whether to create a new connection or use an existing connection, as shown in the image below. This procedure creates a new connection.


6. Click Next. The Connection dialog box appears and lets you choose how to connect, either using your Internet connection or dial-up.
7. Select your Internet connection, as shown in the image below.
8. Enter the domain name or IP address of the computer to which you are connecting, as shown in the image below. You can get this information from your network administrator.


9. Click Next. You can enter the login name and password for the VPN connection.
10. Click Create. Your new VPN connection appears in the Network Connections dialog box, as shown in the image below.