Windows Vista L2TP

VPN Setup Guide

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We recommend using the EZConnect Connection Manager for accessing our VPN service. If you’d like to manually configure Windows Vista the following guide shows how to setup a L2TP VPN connection. If you have any questions about setup please contact our support team.

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Step One: Click on the Windows Start button and click “Control Panel”.

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Step Two: Click on “Network and Internet”.

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Step Three: Click on “Network and Sharing Center”.

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Step Four: Click on “Set up a connection or network”.

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Step Five: Select “Connect to a workplace” and click “Next”.

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Step Six: Click on “Use my Internet connection (VPN)”.

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Step Seven: Click on “I’ll set up a Internet connection later”.

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Step Eight: Enter a server address in the “Internet address” field. A complete list of our VPN servers can be viewed here. Enter a destination name which describes the VPN connection. Click Next.

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Step Nine: Enter your username and password. Note that all usernames end with @vpnzoom (ex. username@vpnzoom). Click on Create.

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Step Ten: Click on “Close”.

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Step Eleven: Click on “Manage network connections”.

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Step Twelve: Locate the newly created VPN connection. Right click it and choose “Properties”.

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Step Thirteen: Click on the “Security” tab. Now click on “Settings”.

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Step Fourteen: Click the “Data encryption” drop down and choose “Optional encryption”. Click OK.

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Step Fifteen: Click on the “Network” tab. Click on the “Type of VPN” drop down and select “L2TP IPsec VPN”. Click OK.

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Step Sixteen: Locate the Windows connection manager in the system tray by the clock. Right click and choose “Connect to a network”. Select the newly created VPN connection and click “Connect”.

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Step Seventeen: Enter your username and password. Note that all VPN Zoom usernames end with @vpnzoom (ex. username@vpnzoom). Click Connect.

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Step Eighteen: You are now connected and secured. Browse the Internet anonymously!