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Chapter 15 : Managing Remote Access Services > Configuring a RAS or VPN Client
Configuring a RAS or VPN Client
Dial-up RAS clients and VPN clients are similar. Almost all the options that are available when you set up a RAS client are also available when you set up a VPN client. The main differences are as follows:
- VPN clients specify the server’s IP address, whereas RAS clients specify the server’s phone number.
- VPN clients require an underlying connection to the Internet.
Client configuration is not a focus of the exam, so in this chapter you will learn how to configure a VPN client but not a RAS client. Just remember that the RAS client configuration is extremely similar.
VPN connections are almost always created on client workstations, so this section describes the settings in Windows 7.
When you establish a virtual private network connection, you’re actually building an encrypted tunnel between you and some other machine. The tunneled data is carried over an insecure network, such as the Internet.
