How To Manually Setup L2TP/IPsec Print

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Manually Setup L2TP/IPSec connection in Windows 10


1. Go to your start menu, and type in "network".  In the search results click on "Network and Sharing Center"

windows 10 network and sharing centre

2.  Select Connect to a workplace and click Next
windows 10 set up a connection or network
3.
Click on Use My Internet Conection (VPN)
windows 10 connect to a workplace
4.
Enter in the internet address of the server you would like to connect too, Name (this can be anything) then Create.  Our server list can be found HERE
windows 10 create vpn
5. Network and Sharing Center
window should still be opened.  Click on Change Adapter Settings

windows 10 change adapter settings

6. Right Click on the new connection you made, then go to Properties
windows 10 right click properties

7. Go to the Security Tab, and change your properties to be the same as the below image

Windows 8 vpn connection security tab

8. Once those settings have been changed click on Advanced Settings.  Select the option "Use preshared key for authentication" and for the key field type in celol2tp.  This preshared key must be set for the connection to work.  Click on Ok twice.

windows 8 advanced security

9. Double click on the VPN connection, Click on the connection name, then Connect

windows 10 vpn connect

10. Enter in your vpn username (not your email) and password, then Ok.  You computer will now be connecting to the server via the L2TP/IPSec protocol

11. To easily access your VPN connections in Windows 10, go to your notification center in the task bar and click on VPN button.  This will bring up the list of VPN connections available

windows 10 vpn button


NOTE: If your computer has been setup with a static IP, we recommend to use one of our DNS Servers to stop DNS Leaks

windows dns settings

 


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