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
Download the application from our website VPNonline Access
and unpack (1)
After downloading the application, click and install it (2)
Confirm the application installation (3)
Check "Add shortcut on the desktop" (4) then OK (5)
After installation, the application will automatically open. A new application shortcut has appeared on the desktop.
In the application, click "Properties" (6)
From the drop down list, choose the VPN server you want to connect to (7) then OK
Type your login (8) password (9) and check "Remember password" (10).
Click "Connect" (11)
In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to the "Control Panel" (2)
In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)
Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)
Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)
Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)
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
Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)
Select the newly created connection "VPNonline L2TP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)
In the "VPNonline L2TP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab
From the drop-down list (15), choose " Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)" (16)
Select "Advanced settings" (17)
Select "Use preshared key for authentication" (18)
In the "Key" (19) field, type: vpnonline.pl
Next click "OK" (20)
Click "OK" (21)
Select the "VPNonline L2TP" (22) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (23)
On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (24)
To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline L2TP - shortcut" (25) and next, click "Connect" (26)
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)
When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"
In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to "Control Panel" (2)
In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)
Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)
Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)
Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)
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
Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)
Select the newly created connection "VPNonline PPTP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)
In the "VPNonline PPTP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab
From the drop-down list (15), choose "Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)" (16)
After selected the "PPTP" protocol, click "OK" (17)
Select the "VPNonline PPTP" (18) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (19)
On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (20)
To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline PPTP - shortcut" (21) and next, click "Connect" (22)
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)
When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"
In the first step, right click on the "START" (1) button and go to "Control Panel" (2)
In the Control Panel, choose "View network status and task" (3)
Next, choose "Set up a new connection or network" (4)
Select, "Connect to a workplace" (5) and click "Next" (6)
Select, "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" (7)
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
Go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and select "Change adapter settings" (11)
Select the newly created connection "VPNonline SSTP" (12) and click on the right mouse button.
From the drop-down list, choose "Properties" (13)
In the "VPNonline SSTP Properties" select "Security" (14) tab
From the drop-down list (15), choose "Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol (SSTP)" (16)
After selected the "SSTP" protocol, click "OK" (17)
Select the "VPNonline SSTP" (18) connection again and click on the right mouse button
From the drop-down list, choose "Create a shortcut" (19)
On the question "Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" choose: "Yes" (20)
To start the VPN connection, click the shortcut on the desktop "VPNonline SSTP - shortcut" (21) and next, click "Connect" (22)
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)
When a VPN connection is established, status changes to "Connected"
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)
If we have turn on "User Account Control - UAC", click "Yes (2) allowing for changes
The splash screen applications, click "Next" (3)
Accept the license terms, click "I Agree" (4)
The choice of components, leave the default already selected and click "Next" (5)
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)
OpenVPN client requires to install additional network interface TAP-Win32 Adapter V9
Click: "Install" (7)
After the installation is complete, click "Next" (8)
Uncheck "Show Readme" (9) and click "Finish" (10)
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).
Go to "Compatibility" tab and select "Run this program as an administrator" (13)
Then click "OK" (14)
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)
In the next window, click "Extract" (17)
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)
We have opened "config" directory
Then, in a second window, open the "OpenVPN_Configs" (22) directory
We have to select all the configuration files in the directory "OpenVPN_Config" and drag it to the directory "config"
When you moving the configuration files, can be warned about the lack of administrative privileges
Click "Continue" (23)
After a successful transfer, close the "config" (24) directory
OpenVPN Client run by the shortcut on the desktop "OpenVPN GUI" (25)
If you have turn on "User Account Control - UAC" click on "Yes (26) allowing for changes
OpenVPN client was running, on the lower right corner we will see a new icon (27)
Click on the icon, right-click the mouse. From the drop down list, select an interesting VPN server (28)
Then click "Connect" (29)
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
After a successful connection, OpenVPN will change colour on green (33)
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"