SnapGear 1.7.8 Network Router User Manual


 
Connecting the remote VPN client
Firstly, connect to the Internet using the network connection to your ISP.
After authenticating the connection to your ISP, select the connection for the SnapGear
appliance VPN.
For Windows 95/98/2000, enter the username and password allocated by your SnapGear
appliance’s VPN administrator and click Connect.
For Windows NT, click Dial and enter the username and password allocated by your
SnapGear appliance’s VPN administrator.
After you are authenticated to the network, you can check your e-mail, use the office
printer, access shared files and browse the network as if you were physically on the LAN.
To disconnect the VPN tunnel connection to the remote SnapGear appliance:
On the desktop, double-click My Computer then Dial-Up Networking and select
the phonebook entry for the SnapGear appliance VPN.
For Windows 95/98/2000, click the Disconnect button
For Windows NT, click the Hang up button
You can then disconnect from the Internet.
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