Creating and Configuring VPN Connections

The Set Up A Connection Or Network wizard simplifies the task of creating VPN connections. The screens displayed when you use this wizard vary depending on the choices you make as you proceed through the wizard.

More Info This tutorial covers only configuring client connections for establishing VPN connectivity. For information about configuring Windows Server 2008 VPN servers including Network Policy Server (NPS) servers, see the "Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP )" volume in the "Windows Server 2008 Resource Kit" from Microsoft Press at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/books/11160.aspx.

In addition to creating and configuring new connections on clients running Windows 7, administrators can use the new version of the CMAK included with Windows Server 2008. CMAK is a set of tools that you can use to tailor the appearance and behavior of connections made using Connection Manager, the built-in remote access client dialer included in Windows Vista. Using CMAK, administrators can create and deploy custom connections for client computers to simplify the user experience of connecting to remote networks. For instance, you could create a client connection that tries only a single specified tunneling protocol when attempting to establish a connection, or you could create a connection that tries each tunneling protocol in a specified order.

Note You must use the new Windows Server 2008 R2 version of CMAK to create and configure connections for clients running Windows 7.