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Examples of VPN configuration for Windows 8

Examples of VPN configuration for Windows 8

Examples of VPN connection configuration for Windows 8
We suggest using the L2TP/IPsec protocol for the best performance

  • VPN Application
  • L2TP/IPsec
  • PPTP
  • SSTP
  • OpenVPN

VPN CONNECTION BY THE APPLICATION

Download the application from our website VPNonline Access
and unpack (1)

VPNonline Access application

After downloading the application, click and install it (2)

VPNonline Access application

Confirm the application installation (3)

VPNonline Access application

Check "Add shortcut on the desktop" (4) then OK (5)

VPNonline Access application


After installation, the application will automatically open. A new application shortcut has appeared on the desktop.
In the application, click "Properties" (6)

VPNonline Access application

From the drop down list, choose the VPN server you want to connect to (7) then OK

VPNonline Access application


Type your login (8)  password (9) and check  "Remember password" (10).
Click "Connect" (11)

VPNonline Access application

VPN CONFIGURATION GUIDE for L2TP/IPsec

In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to the "Control Panel" (2)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

In the: "Internet address" (8) field - type one of VPNonline server

In the: "Destination name" (9) field - type connection name, for example: VPNonline L2TP

After entering the required data, click "Create" (10)

List of available servers, you will find in the Customer Panel: https://portal.vpnonline.pl

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select the newly created connection "VPNonline L2TP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

In the  "VPNonline L2TP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

From the drop-down list (15), choose " Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)" (16)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select "Advanced settings" (17)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select "Use preshared key for authentication" (18)

In the "Key" (19) field, type: vpnonline.pl

Next click "OK" (20)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Click "OK" (21)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

Select the "VPNonline L2TP" (22) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (23)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (24)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline L2TP - shortcut" (25) and next, click "Connect" (26)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

In the "User name" (27) field - type your login

In the "Password" (28) field - type your password

After entering the required data, click "OK" (29)

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"

Windows 8 L2TP VPN

VPN CONFIGURATION GUIDE for PPTP

In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to "Control Panel" (2)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

In the: "Internet address" (8) field - type one of VPNonline server

In the: "Destination name" (9) field - type connection name, for example: VPNonline PPTP

After entering the required data, click "Create" (10)

List of available servers,you will find in the Customer Panel: https://portal.vpnonline.pl

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Select the newly created connection "VPNonline PPTP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

In the  "VPNonline PPTP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

From the drop-down list (15), choose "Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)" (16)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

After selected the "PPTP" protocol, click "OK" (17)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

Select the "VPNonline PPTP" (18) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (19)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (20)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline PPTP - shortcut" (21) and next, click "Connect" (22)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

In the "User name" (23) field - type your login

In the "Password" (24) field - type your password

After entering the required data, click "OK" (25)

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"

Windows 8 PPTP VPN

VPN CONFIGURATION GUIDE for SSTP

In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to "Control Panel" (2)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

In the: "Internet address" (8) field - type one of VPNonline server

In the: "Destination name" (9) field - type connection name, for example: VPNonline SSTP

After entering the required data, click "Create" (10)

List of available servers, you will find in the Customer Panel: https://portal.vpnonline.pl

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Select the newly created connection "VPNonline SSTP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

In the  "VPNonline SSTP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

From the drop-down list (15), choose "Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol (SSTP)" (16)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

After selected the "SSTP" protocol, click "OK" (17)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

Select the "VPNonline SSTP" (18) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (19)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (20)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline SSTP - shortcut" (21) and next, click "Connect" (22)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

In the "User name" (23) field - type your login

In the "Password" (24) field - type your password

After entering the required data, click "OK" (25)

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"

Windows 8 SSTP VPN

VPN CONFIGURATION GUIDE for OpenVPN

Download OpenVPN client from this link: OpenVPN Client

The application is distributed as Open Source GNU so we can install and use without any restrictions.

1. INSTALLING OpenVPN client

After downloading the application, click on it, right click and from the drop-down menu,
select "Run as administrator" (1)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

If we have turn on "User Account Control - UAC", click "Yes (2) allowing for changes

Windows 8 OpenVPN

The splash screen applications, click "Next" (3)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

Accept the license terms, click "I Agree" (4)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

The choice of components, leave the default already selected and click "Next" (5)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

Confirmation of the path where the program will be installed.
The default installation path is C:Program FilesOpenVPN or C:Program Files(x86)OpenVPN, click "Install" (6)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

OpenVPN client requires to install additional network interface TAP-Win32 Adapter V9
Click: "Install" (7)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

After the installation is complete, click "Next" (8)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

Uncheck "Show Readme" (9) and click "Finish" (10)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

We have a new shortcut on our desktop", called OpenVPN GUI (11), click on the icon, right-click and
from the drop-down menu, select "Properties" (12).

Windows 8 OpenVPN

Go to "Compatibility" tab and select "Run this program as an administrator" (13)
Then click "OK" (14)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

2.CONFIGURATION OpenVPN client

Before starting the application we have to download the OpenVPN configuration files from: Downloads

After downloading the "OpenVPN_Configs" package, you have to unpacked files to a directory on your desktop

Select and click the right mouse button on the "OpenVPN_Configs" (15)
From the drop-down menu, select "Extract all .." (16)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

In the next window, click "Extract" (17)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

You will find a new directory with configuration files "OpenVPN_Configs" on your desktop

Next, click on:
"My computer" (18) -> "Disk C:" -> "Program Files" (19) or "Program Files (x86)" -> "OpenVPN" (20) -> "config" (21)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

We have opened "config" directory
Then, in a second window, open the "OpenVPN_Configs" (22) directory

Windows 8 OpenVPN

We have to select all the configuration files in the directory "OpenVPN_Config" and drag it to the directory "config"

Windows 8 OpenVPN

When you moving the configuration files, can be warned about the lack of administrative privileges
Click "Continue" (23)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

After a successful transfer, close the "config" (24) directory

Windows 8 OpenVPN

OpenVPN Client run by the shortcut on the desktop "OpenVPN GUI" (25)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

If you have turn on "User Account Control - UAC" click on "Yes (26) allowing for changes

Windows 8 OpenVPN

OpenVPN client was running, on the lower right corner we will see a new icon (27)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

Click on the icon, right-click the mouse. From the drop down list, select an interesting VPN server (28)
Then click "Connect" (29)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

During the connection, you will be asked to type your Username (30) and Password (31)
After entering the required data, click "OK" (32)

Username and password are the same as for the customer portal

Windows 8 OpenVPN

After a successful connection, OpenVPN will change colour on green (33)

Windows 8 OpenVPN

To disconnect, right-click on the icon OpenVPN (icon right corner of the clock),
select the server to which we are connected, and click: "Disconnect"

Windows 8 OpenVPN