Configuring the VPN Client

Configuring a VPN client is actually a two-step process. First, you must enable the user’s domain account for VPN access (as discussed earlier in this hour in the section “Configuring Remote Access Clients”). Second, you must configure the client computer for a remote connection. When the client computer attempts to connect via the VPN connection, the user’s domain account is used to validate the remote access session.

Users running a number of network clients such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista can take advantage of VPN connections to a domain. Let’s look at how you would configure a Windows Vista client for remote access via VPN. Follow these steps: