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Chapter 17: Mastering Dial-Up, Broadband, and On-the-Go Networking

Creating VPN Connections

Many organizations use VPN connections to gain access to their networks. These con-

nections use encryption to secure the transmitted data between the user and the net-

work. They also provide remote connectivity to a network so that you can access

network resources, such as file shares, email servers, and terminal service connections.

Most organizations use Internet connections to allow VPN client connections to their

network. If you do not have the correct information to connect to the VPN service,

contact your network administrator for specific information on how to connect to the

network. Some organizations use specific VPN client applications, which require the

installation of a separate VPN client application. To determine whether the default

VPN client included in Windows Vista will work with your VPN connection, contact

your network administrator. If your organization is running Microsoft’s Routing and

Remote Access Service (RRAS), the VPN client in Windows Vista will work by default.

In the Network and Sharing Center, you can set up a VPN connection by following

these steps:

1. Click “Set up a connection or network” in the left pane. This opens the “Set up a

connection or network” Wizard.

2. In the wizard, click “Connect to a workplace,” and click the Next button.

3. If your computer has existing connections that could be used to connect to your

workplace, you’ll see a list of the existing connections. Select “No, create a new

connection” and then click Next.

4. On the “How do you want to connect?” page, you have two choices:

Use my Internet connection

This feature connects you to a workplace using a VPN connection through

the Internet. It requires a username and password for connecting to your

VPN server.

Dial directly

This feature connects you to a workplace using a VPN connection with a

modem by directly dialing a phone number to your workplace without

going through the Internet.

To use an existing Internet connection for a VPN connection, follow these steps:

1. Click “Use my Internet connection (VPN)” to use an Internet connection for a

VPN connection.

2. If you aren’t currently connected to the Internet, you’ll see the “Before you con-

nect” page. On this page, choose the connection that you want to use to con-

nect to the Internet, and then click Next.

3. On the “Type the Internet address to connect to” page, shown in Figure 17-15,

type the IP address provided by your network administrator. This is the IP

address of your organization’s remote access server.

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4. In the “Destination name” text box, type a name for the connection. The default

name is VPN Connection.

5. Check “Use a smart card” if you have a smart card for use in authenticating you

to your VPN connection.

6. Check “Allow other people to use this connection” if you want anyone with

access to your computer to be able to use this VPN connection.

7. Check “Don’t connect now; just set it up so I can connect later” if you want to

create the VPN connection, but not actually connect to it.

8. Click Next. On the “Type your user name and password” page, the wizard

prompts you to enter your username and password. In the “User name” text box,

enter the domain username for your workplace. In the Password text box, enter the

password for your domain user account. As necessary, click “Show characters” to

view your password. This helps you identify the correct syntax and find typos.

9. Click “Remember this password” to save your password for future use.

10. As necessary, enter the name of the domain at your workplace into the Domain

text box. This setting is optional, but it remembers your domain so that you do

not have to type it in each time you use the connection.

11. After entering the correct data into the fields provided by the wizard, click the

Connect button to create and establish your broadband VPN connection.

Figure 17-15. Configuring the connection address and options