VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) connects the components and resources of
one network with another network in a secure way. (A network can consist
of even only one computer.) VPNs accomplish this by allowing the user
to tunnel through the Internet, or another network in a manner that lets
the tunnel participants enjoy the same security and features formerly available
only in private networks.
VPNs allow remote users to connect in a secure fashion to a server located
in a Local Area Network (LAN) using the routing infrastructure provided by
a public network (such as the Internet). From the user's perspective, the
VPN is a point-to-point connection between the user's computer and a host
server. The nature of the intermediate inter-network is irrelevant to the
user because it appears as if the data is being sent over a dedicated private
link. The secure connection across the inter-network appears to the user
as a private network communication -- hence the name Virtual Private
Network.
HOW TO SETUP AS A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
CLIENT
PRE-REQUISITES
The client computer
must be running Windows NT4.0, Windows 95 or
Windows 98 with a
connection to the Internet already established, either by dialing up or having
a permanent connection through an internet service provider (ISP).
Once the internet connection has been made the VPN dialup network connection
can then be used to dial the IP address of the host server to establish a
"virtual private network" connection using the correct user id and
password.
SETTING UP VPN CLIENT
ON WINDOWS NT4.0 WORKSTATION
Instructions:
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Click Start, Settings and Control
Panel, then double click Network and select the Protocols
Tab.
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Click Add, select Point To Point Tunneling Protocol and click
OK.
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If your modem (and therefore Remote Access Services
(RAS)) has been installed
previously the Windows NT Setup screen will appear and prompt for the location
of the NT source files. Enter the directory name together with the drive
number (e.g.,D:\i386) for the location of the NT source
files and click Continue.
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Select the desired Number of Virtual Private Networks (normally 1)
and click OK.
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Click OK on the
RAS Setup Message
screen and the Remote Access screen will appear. Click
Add
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In the Add RAS Device
dialog box, select VPN1-RASPPTPM as the
RAS Capable Device
and click OK.
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In the Remote Access Setup dialog box, highlight VPN1-RASPPTPM and
click Configure.
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In the Configure Port Usage dialog box, make sure only Dial out only
is checked and click OK.
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In the Remote Access Setup dialog box, click Network.
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In the Network Configuration dialog box, make sure TCP/IP is checked,
and click OK.
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In the Remote Access Setup dialog box, click Continue to return to
the Network dialog box and click Close.
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Click Yes to restart the computer.
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After the computer restarts and returns to Windows Desktop, double click
My Computer and then double click Dialup Networking.
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In the Dialup Networking dialog box, click New under Phonebook entry
to dial.
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Type in an Entry name for the dialup server, e.g.
SleeplabVPN and enter Canada in the Country/region box.
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In the Phone Number box type in the IP address 207.236.93.2
for the sleeplab VPN or the Host name infotrust.net, and make sure that
Use Telephony dialing properties is not checked.
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In the Dial using box select RASPPTPM (VPN1)
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On the menu bar at the top of the screen click Server and
in the Dial-up server type select PPP:Windows NT, Windows 95 plus,
Internet and then be certain that TCP/IP is selected as the only
Network protocol (IPX/SPX compatible, and NetBEUI should not be selected).
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Click TCP/IP Settings and remove the check
for Use IP header compression in the PPP TCP/IP Settings
dialog box and click OK.
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Click the Security tab on the top menu bar and select Accept only
Microsoft encrypted authentication. Then click OK and the VPN
client is now ready
to use.
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To create a shortcut on the Desktop, click Dial-Up Networking on the
Desktop screen and select Sleeplab VPN as the Phonebook
entry to dial. Click the More button, and then the
Create shortcut to entry and then select Look in
Desktop followed by clicking OK to finish.
SETTING UP VPN CLIENT
ON WINDOWS 98
Procedures
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From the Control Panel, double click Add/Remove Programs.
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Click the Windows Setup tab in the Add/Remove Programs Properties
dialog box.
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Highlight Communications and click Details.
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Ensure that Virtual Private Networking is checked and click OK
and OK again. If VPN component has not been installed previously,
the computer will ask for the
Windows 98 CD and
install the component and the computer will restart to update the system.
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After the computer is returned to Desktop, double click My Computer
and then double click Dial-Up Networking.
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Double click Make a New Connection in the Dialup Networking dialog
box.
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In the Welcome to Dial-Up Networking dialog box, click Next.
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In the Make a New Connection dialog box, type in a name for the VPN
connection, e.g. SleeplabVPN and select Microsoft VPN Adapter and
then click Next.
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In the next screen, type in either the Host name (infotrust.net) or
IP address (207.236.93.2) and click Next.
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Click Finish, a dial up networking icon with the name specified in
step 8 will appear in the Dial-Up Networking dialog box and VPN
client is ready to
use. To add a shortcut on the Desktop, right click the VPN named icon,
select Create Shortcut and then click Yes.
SETTING UP VPN CLIENT
ON WINDOWS 95
Procedures:
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The VPN component does not come with Windows 95 setup. However, Dial Up
Networking 1.3 Performance & Security Update (MSDUN13.EXE, 2.2 MB) is
available for free downloading from the networking section of the following
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_wunetworking/dun13win95/
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The program setup automatically starts after downloading. Alternatively,
setup may be manually started by clicking Start and selecting
Run. In the Run dialog box, type (full pathname):\msdun13.exe,
then click OK.
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Follow the instructions and restart the computer as instructed.
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After the computer restarts and returns to the Windows desktop, following
the steps 1 through 10 for
Windows 98.
USING DIAL UP NETWORKING FOR THE SLEEPLABVPN CONNECTION
Important: Before using Dial-Up Networking for VPN, the
computer must have a dialup connection to the Internet running through an
ISP.
For Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Procedures:
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On the Windows desktop, double click the Dial-Up Networking Shortcut
icon.
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Select the name of the VPN server, e.g. SleeplabVPN, under Phonebook
entry to dial, and then click Dial.
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In the Connect to VPN server (e.g. SleeplabVPN) dialog box, type in the
registered User Name, Password and Domain Name infotrust,
and click OK.
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The connection will take be established shortly.
For Windows 95 and Windows
98
Procedures:
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On the Windows desktop, double click the SleeplabVPN Shortcut dial up
networking icon.
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Enter the registered User name and Password then click
Connect.
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The connection will be established shortly.
Questions:
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I have computer at 3 diffrent location with XP professional. I want to share files within our group. How can I setup like this.
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