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030-300166A 39 Advanced Configuration
C
ONFIGURING
VPN
FOR
W
INDOWS
NT
This section describes how to create and set up PPP/PPTP Dial-Up connections for Windows NT.
NOTE: Make sure that Microsoft Service Pack 3 has been installed on your computer before creating PPTP tunnel sessions.
Installing PPTP for Windows NT
Before you create VPN connections, install the PPTP networking protocol as follows:
1. From the Windows taskbar, click
Start
>
Control
Panel
>
Network
.
2. The Network window appears. Click the
Protocol
tab then click
Add
.
3. The
Select Network Protocol
window opens. Select the
Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
from the list. Click
OK
.
4. Setup will copy some Windows NT files and prompt you for the correct path. You may have to explore the Windows
CD to find the folder appropriate for your system. Specify the path and click
Continue
. The installation will load the
necessary PPTP files.
5. The
PPTP Configuration
window opens. Enter the number of connections you wish to make. For most users, this will
be one. Click
OK
.
6. A setup message appears. Click
OK
to begin configuring the RAS.
NOTE: This completes the first part of the installation, adding PPTP as a remote protocol. The remaining steps of the
installation configure the RAS for PPTP.
7. The
Remote Access Setup
window appears and lists the modem that is already set up. To add the new VPN ports to
RAS, click
Add
.
8. The
Add RAS Device
window appears. Each port must be added individually. To add a port, double-click on the
correct port and click
OK
. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for each VPN.
9. By default, the ports are configured for dial-in only. To change this, in the
Remote Access Setup
window, select a port
and click
Configure
.
10. The
Configure Port Usage
window opens. Select
Dial-out only
and click
OK
.
11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for each port you wish to configure before proceeding to step 12.
12. To define which PPTP tunneled protocols you will allow through the VPNs, highlight each port and click
Network
.
The
Network Configuration
window opens. Enable the IP protocol. Click
OK
.
13. Click
Continue
, then click
Close
. The computer will prompt you for a restart for the changes to take effect. Click
Yes
.