Name
VPN connection
Synopsis
Configure a VPN connection, configure advanced connection settings, connect using a VPN connection, create a new VPN connection, and monitor the status of a VPN connection.
Procedures
For information on general terminology related to remote-access
connections, see remote access. Described in this
section are tasks relating to creating and configuring
outbound
VPN connections on Windows 2000
computers.
For tasks relating to inbound
connections, see
the following articles in this chapter:
- incoming connection
Describes how to configure incoming connections on a standalone Windows 2000 server that is part of a workgroup
- remote-access server
Describes how to configure incoming connections on a Windows 2000 domain controller or member server that is part of a domain
The tasks listed here (unless otherwise specified) assume that you have already opened the Network and Dial-up Connections window by:
Start → Settings → Network and Dial-up Connections |
Configure a VPN Connection
When you use the Network Connection Wizard to create a new outbound VPN connection, you specify only minimal configuration information for the connection. Typically, you need to further configure the connection so that you can successfully and efficiently connect to the VPN remote-access server on the remote private network. To configure a VPN connection on a client machine:
Right-click on connection → Properties |
Following are some highlights of some of the more important settings on the five tabs ...
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