Microsoft® Windows® Group Policy Guide

Optimizing Connection and Proxy Settings

When you roll out new computers or make changes to your network, much of your time can be spent configuring connection and proxy settings. Rather than relying on an image build of a machine that might not be up to date or making setting changes manually, you can use Group Policy to roll out changes for you. This saves you time and allows you to focus on more important tasks.

Deploying Connection Settings Through Group Policy

Computers can have network connections for dial-up, broadband, and virtual private network (VPN). You configure network connections manually using the Network Connections utility in Control Panel, and you can use Group Policy to deploy new configurations (to update existing configurations ...