Connecting From Windows 2000

Windows 2000 was designed with the PPTP protocol built-in and no updates or patches are required specifically for PPTP.

• [NOTE:]It is always recommended you have the latest service packs released by Microsoft installed to reduce possible problems.

To setup a PPTP connection to your EnGarde Secure Professional PPTP server, start by clicking the Start button. From there select Settings->Network and Dial-up Connections->Make New Connection.

This will start the Network Connection Wizard. Click Next to start the PPTP configuration process.

The first configuration option here is to choose which type of connection you will be making. We want to setup a VPN (Virtual Private Networking) connection. So select the Connect to a private network through the Internet option.

Click the Next button to continue.

If you need to connect to an ISP or use a dial-up connection of some type to get on the Internet, the PPTP configuration can be set up to automatically dial your Internet connection for you before trying to establish a connection to the PPTP server. To configure it to do this choose your connection from the list-box, otherwise choose the first option.

Click the Next button to continue.

This next dialog box requires only that you enter in the IP address of the EnGarde PPTP server to make your connection.

Click the Next button to continue.

Finally assign a name to label this connection. You can also choose to have it create a link to this connection on your desktop.

Click the Finish button to create this connection.

After creating the new connection Windows 2000 will automatically display a dialog box to establish the connection. We do not want this done just yet as a couple other settings need to be confirmed.

The following icon is created on your desktop if you chose to have the Connection Wizard create it. Right-click on the icon and select Properties.

If you chose not to create the icon select Start->Settings->Network and Dial-up Connections->''Your new connection'', right-click on it and select Properties from there. The Properties dialog will be displayed.

In this new dialog select the Networking tab. Make certain your properties have the same configuration as the one below has. Hit OK to accept the changes you may have made.

We are now ready to attempt to establish a connection. Double left-click on the icon. The connection dialog box will be displayed prompting you for a user name and password. Use the user name and password you configured through the WebTool previously.

Once this information has been entered into the entry boxes select Connect to make the connection.

If the connection is successful an icon of what looks like two computers connected together will appear on your task-bar. You can click on this icon to get statistics about the connection and to terminate the connection.

You will also notice the icon on your desktop will change, if you selected to create a desktop icon. The monitors on the two computers in the icon will turn from gray to blue informing you that a connection is established with that PPTP configuration.

You are now connected to your inside network and have access to all the resources. Use the Network Neighborhood to access files and printers.