Windows 7 / Networking

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Creating a Dial-Up Connection

To create a new dial-up connection to a server at your workplace, perform the following steps:

1. Open Network And Sharing Center, either from Control Panel or by clicking the networking icon in the system notification area and then clicking Open Network And Sharing Center.
2. After Network And Sharing Center is displayed, click Set Up A New Connection Or Network to start the Set Up A New Connection Or Network wizard.
3. On the Choose A Connection Option page, select Connect To A Workplace and then click Next.
4. If this is the first connection you have created on the computer, proceed to step 5. Otherwise, select No, Create A New Connection and then click Next.
5. Click Dial Directly and specify a telephone number for the RAS server to which you want to connect, as shown here. (You can also give the connection a descriptive name to distinguish it from other connections on the computer. Typically, this will be the name of your remote network or RAS server.)
6. If dialing rules have not been configured for your computer, click Dialing Rules and then configure them as required.
7. To use a smart card for authentication, select Use A Smart Card. You must have a smart card reader installed on the computer to use this option. If you select this option, proceed to step 11.
8. To allow other users of the computer to use the connection, select Allow Other People To Use This Connection. Selecting this option requires that you have local administrative credentials for the computer so that you can respond to the User Account Control (UAC) prompt that appears.
9. To create a new connection that needs further configuration before you can use it, select Don't Connect Now; Just Set It Up So I Can Connect Later.
10. Click Next and specify the credentials (user name, password, and optionally the domain) you will use to be authenticated by the RAS server. (This option is available only if you left the option to Use A Smart Card cleared earlier in the wizard.)
11. If you chose to create a connection that needs further configuring before being used, click Create and then either click Close to create the connection or click Connect Now to initiate the connection.

Note A dministrators can also use the new version of the CMAK included with Windows Server 2008 R2 to tailor the appearance and behavior of connections made using Connection Manager, the built-in remote access client dialer included in Windows 7. Using CMAK, administrators can create and deploy custom connections for client computers to simplify the user experience of connecting to remote networks. You must use the new Windows Server 2008 R2 version of CMAK to create and configure connections for clients running Windows 7 because the new CMAK includes multiple-locale support that lets you create Connection Manager profiles on a server of any locale for installation on a client of any other locale.

Configuring a Dial-Up Connection

Configuring a dial-up connection is similar in many respects to configuring a VPN connection and supports the same authentication and data encryption features as VPN connections. See the section titled "Configuring VPN Connections" earlier in this tutorial for more information on VPN connection settings.

The same five tabs are displayed in the Properties dialog box for both dial-up and VPN connections, with the following changes for dial-up connections:

• General Select and configure modem (analog or ISDN), specify phone number(s) for RAS server, and enable and configure dialing rules
• Options An additional setting to prompt for phone number when connecting
• Security Additional settings to optionally display a terminal window and run a connection script
• Networking Same options as for VPN connections
• Sharing Same options as for VPN connections

Note If your computer running Windows 7 has file sharing enabled on it, the File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks option on the Networking tab is enabled on VPN connections but is disabled on dial-up connections.