Setting up your Windows XP PC to connect to our VPN server (PPTP)

Setting up AccessVPN access under Windows XP is simple. The following instructions go step-by-step through the creation process.

Open Network Connections

First, open the ‘Network Connections’ folder by going to the Start Menu and selecting Settings->Network Connections. It may also be located in Settings->Control Panel->Network Connections.

When your control panel opens, double–click on “Network and Dial–Up Connections ’.

Start the Wizard

When the Network Connections folder opens, double–click on ‘New Connection Wizard ’. You should see the “New Connection Wizard” screen. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue.

Select the connection type

Next, select ‘Connect to the network at my workplace ’ and click the ‘Next’ button.

Select the connection

Next, select ‘Virtual Private Network connection ’ and click the ‘Next’ button.

Enter the Company Name

On this screen, type ‘AccessVPN.com’ for the Company Name and click the ‘Next’ button.

Set auto-connect

On this screen, click “Do not dial the initial connection” and click the ‘Next’ button. (if you have to dial-up to connect to the internet select "Automatically dial this initial connection:" and select the connection you want to use).

Enter the AccessVPN.com server name

On this screen, type ‘us.AccessVPN.com’ and click the ‘Next’ button. ‘us.AccessVPN.com’ is the host name of the AccessVPN.com server.

Set Username and Password

Next, we'll set up the connection settings.

In the yellow ‘User Name’ box, enter your AccessVPN.com username.In the green ‘Password’ box, enter your AccessVPN.com password. Optionally, click ‘Save Password’ to save your password as part of the connection. That's it!

When you want to connect

When you want to connect to AccessVPN.com, just double–click on the connection and click the ‘Connect’ button. Enter your username and password (if you didn't save it), and you'll connect!

Disconnect

To disconnect from a VPN connection, right-click the icon for the connection, and then click “Disconnect”.