User guide

User Guide 263
About Mobile VPN with PPTP
Create and connect a PPTP Mobile VPN for Windows 2000
To prepare a Windows 2000 remote host, you must configure the PPTP connection in the network settings.
Create the PPTP Mobile VPN
From the Windows Desktop of the client computer:
1. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections > Create a New Connection.
The New Connection wizard appears.
2. Click Next.
3. Select Connect to the network at my workplace and click Next.
4. Click Virtual Private Network connection.
5. Type a name for the new connection (such as "Connect with Mobile VPN") and click Next.
6. Select to not dial (for a broadband connection), or to automatically dial (for a modem connection) this
connection, and click Next.
7. Type the host name or IP address of the Firebox® external interface and click Next.
8. Select Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop and click Finish.
Connect with the PPTP Mobile VPN
1. Make an Internet connection through a dial-up network, or directly through a LAN or WAN.
2. Double-click the shortcut to the new connection on your desktop.
Or, select Control Panel > Network Connections and select your new connection from the Virtual
Private Network list.
3. Type the user name and passphrase for the connection.
4. Click Connect.