VPN Set Up Guide for Windows Vista

1 - Open the Control Panel from the Start Menu & double click on the Network & Internet Connections item

2 - Under Networking and Sharing Center, Click on "Connect to a Network"

3 - Next, Click on "Set up a connection or Network"

4 - Select the "Connect to a Workplace" item at the bottom of the list and press Next >

5 - You will be asked, how do you want to connect? Select "Use my Internet Connection (VPN)"

6 - In the box labeled Internet address enter IP address provided in e-mail. In the box labeled Destination name enter "Bananavpn", Unselect the first two check boxes and select the box "don't connect now, just set it up so i can connect later" Press Next >

7 - Now enter your Username, password, check "Remember this password" and press Create.

8 - The screen will show, "The connection is Ready to use" Click the "Close" button to return to the "Network and Internet" screen.

9 - In the Network and Internet screen, click on "Connect to a network" again.

10 - In the Connect to a Network screen, you should see the Bananavpn connection that we have set up. Right-click on the Bananavpn connection and choose "Properties" from the menu that appears.

11 - Click on the "Options" tab. Make sure the checkbox labeled "Include Windows logon domain" is NOT checked.

12 - Click on the "Security" tab. The security option should be "Typical", "Require Secured Password" and ONLY check "require data encryption"

13 - Click on the "Networking" tab. In the list of items that you see, make sure that only the "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)" and "Client for Microsoft Networks" items are checked. If other protocols are checked, uncheck them by clicking on the checkbox.

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To use L2tp/Ipsec , go the Networking Tab of the VPN properties and change the "Type of VPN" , then click "IPsec Settings" and enter the pre-shared key: secureserver

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