VPN (tutorial)

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HOW TO configure a WINDOWS BOX to make a VPN Connection to linksys ?

This document is intended fo who has configured PPTP server on LINKSYS and wants to connect her/his home computer to LINKSYS PPTP SERVER

Step 1: You have to go to the "Network Connections" in you windows and do click over "make new connection" as you see on the image below , and click on "NEXT"


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Step 2: Now you have to select "make a connection to my office/workplace" it is the 2nd option.

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Step 3: Now you have to select VPN Connection

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Step 4: Give the Connection a NAME , this name is just for "Name the connection" it has nothing related to VPN connection.

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Step 5: If you have to connect to the internet with a Dialup Connection before try to connect to the VPN , here is the place where you do that.

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Step 6: here is the most important step, make sure that you write correctly the WAN ip address of your LINKSYS , because otherway you can not connect to it.

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Step 7: Here we can see a summary of our new network connection.

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Step 8: Now you have to enter the username and password configured on PPTP server in the linksys , so you can validate the connection, make this as you can see in the screenshoot below.

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NOW make click on connect and if you have the correct settings you will connect over VPN to the linksys.