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iOS 9 PPTP VPN Setup Tutorial

Manual Setup

Step 1

Start from the home screen. Go to “Settings“.

 

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Step 2

Go to “General“.

 

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Step 3

Then proceed to “VPN“. You may need to scroll down to find it.

 

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Step 4

Tap on “Add VPN Configuration…“.

 

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Step 5

Tap on “Type“.

 

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Step 6

Select “PPTP” by tapping on it.

 

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Step 7

Description” is the name of the connection, can be any as you like, we recommend StrongVPN.
Fill the “Server“, “Account” and “Password” fields.
Server” is your server address. It is not remote.sjtechies.com, that is just an example.
Account” and “Password”. Account is neither Test\jsmith nor your email.
Encryption Level” option must be set to “Auto“. “Send All Traffic” should be “ON“.
When the fields are filled up correctly, tap “Done“.

 

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Step 8

It will give you the warning about using the PPTP connection, which has some downsides.
Tap Save button. (Hint: If you want stronger encryption just use L2TP.)

 

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Step 9

Now connect by tapping the switch button to the right of VPN Status.
(If you have more than one VPN configuration listed, the one with a check next to it will be connected. You can tap on a vpn configuration name to select it, or tap on the ‘i’ to the right of the name if you need to update the settings.)

 

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Step 10

It will show you “Connecting…” status, wait while it connects.
When the VPN connection is established the status will be “Connected“. Also notice the “VPN” badge on the top bar.

 

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Step 11

To check if your IP address is changed successfully open the Safari browser and proceed to http://strongvpn.com/.

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Windows 10 SSTP VPN Manual Setup Tutorial

Manual Setup

Step 1

Go to your start menu, and type in “network”.  In the search results click on “Network and Sharing Center”

Step 2

Select Connect to a workplace and click Next

Step 3

Click on Use My Internet Conection (VPN)

Step 4

Enter in the internet address (provided by your IT Professional), Name then Create

Step 5

Network and Sharing Center window should still be opened.  Click on Change Adapter Settings

Step 6

Right Click on the new connection you made, then go to Properties

Step 7

Go to the Security Tab, and change your properties to be the same as the below image. Press OK once done.

Step 8

Right Click the Connection and choose “Connect” option.

Step 9

You will be prompted for your username and password for your VPN. (provided by your IT Professional). Enter them as provided. ex. DOMAIN\username and password.

After a few seconds it will connect and show you “Connected” status.

Step 10

You can also check the VPN status in the Network applet (the icon in your system tray at the bottom right).

Connecting the SSTP on Windows 10

Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter (you can see it on Step 10). Click on that icon. In the appeared list click on any network connection.
After that you will see another window with the connection list, click on theVPN connection (the connection name can be different, you have set it up on Step 5).
Click the “Connect” button under the connection name.

Disconnecting the SSTP on Windows 10

Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter (you can see it on Step 10). Click on that icon. In the appeared list click on any network connection.
After that you will see another window with the connection list, click on theVPN connection (the connection name can be different, you have set it up on Step 5).
Click the “Disconnect” button under the connection name.

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Windows 10 PPTP VPN Setup Tutorial

Manual Setup

Step 1

Click Start button in the bottom left corner of the screen (the one with Windows logo). Go to “Settings“.

Step 2

Go to “Network & Internet“.

Step 3

Select “VPN” in the menu on the left.

Step 4

Click “Add a VPN connection“.

Step 5

For the “VPN Provider” select “Windows (built-in)“. Connection name can be any as you like for example SouthJerseyTechiesVPN.
Server name or address” is your server address. It is not “pptp.sjtechies.com”, that is just an example.
For “VPN type” select “Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)“.

Step 6

Scroll the window if needed and fill the “Username” and “Password” fields.
Check “Remember my sign-in info” and click “Save” button.

Step 7

After that you will see the newly created connection. Click on it.

Step 8

Click the “Connect” button.

Step 9

After a while it will connect and show you “Connected” status.

Step 10

You can also check the VPN status in the Network applet (the icon in your system tray at the bottom right).

Connecting the PPTP on Windows 10

Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter (you can see it on Step 10). Click on that icon. In the appeared list click on any network connection.
After that you will see another window with the connection list, click on the SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection (the connection name can be different, you have set it up on Step 5).
Click the “Connect” button under the connection name.

Disconnecting the PPTP on Windows 10

Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter (you can see it on Step 10). Click on that icon. In the appeared list click on any network connection.
After that you will see another window with the connection list, click on the SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection (the connection name can be different, you have set it up on Step 5).
Click the “Disconnect” button under the connection name.

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Windows 7 PPTP VPN Setup Tutorial

Manual Setup

Step 1

Start by finding the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock).
The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter.
Right click on that icon.

Step 2

Select “Open Network and Sharing Center“.
You can also get there by going through “Start” button > “Control Panel” > “View network status and tasks“.

Step 3

Click “Setup a new connection or network“.

Step 4

In the appeared window select “Connect to a workplace“, click “Next“.

Step 5

Click “Use my Internet connection (VPN)“.

Step 6

If you already have other connections configured, select “No, create a new connection” and click “Next” button.
If you don’t see this dialog window just skip this step.

 

Step 7

Internet address” is your server address. It is not “sjt-XXXXXX.reliablehosting.com”, that is just an example.
Destination name” can be any as you like for example SouthJerseyTechiesVPN.
Check “Don’t connect now; just set it up so I can connect later” and click “Next” button.

Step 8

Fill the “User name” and “Password” fields.
Check “Remember this password” and click “Create” button.

Step 9

Click “Close” button.

Step 10

Click “Change adapter settings“.

Step 11

In the connections list find the SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection, the description should be “WAN Miniport (IKEv2)“.
Right click on it and select “Properties“.

Step 12

Click “Security” tab, for “Type of VPN” select “Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)“.
For “Data encryption” select “Require encryption (disconnect if server declines)“.
Click “OK“.

Step 13

Double click on the SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection icon.

Step 14

It will show the connection window.
Check “Save this user name and password for the following users” and select either your account or all accounts.
Click “Connect” button.

Step 15

After a while it will connect and show you “Connected” status.
You can also check the VPN status in the Network applet (the icon in your system tray at the bottom right). Click on that icon and you will see the connection list and their statuses.

Done. You are connected.

Connecting the PPTP on Windows 7

1. Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter.
Click on that icon.

2. You will see the list of connections. Click on SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection and then click “Connect” button.

3. After that click “Connect” again.

You should see the status messages first and then “Successfully connected to SouthJerseyTechiesVPN“.

Disconnecting the PPTP on Windows 7

Find the network connections icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (near the clock). The icon can be in the shape of computer display or wireless signal meter.
Click on that icon, in the appeared list click on SouthJerseyTechiesVPN connection and then the “Disconnect” button.

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CISCO VPN CLIENT & WINDOWS 8 (32BIT & 64BIT) – REASON 442: FAILED

FAILED TO ENABLE VIRTUAL ADAPTOR –

HOW TO FIX IT

The Cisco VPN client is one of the most popular Cisco tools used by administrators, engineers and end-users to connect to their remote networks and access resources.

With the introduction of Windows 8, Cisco VPN users are faced with a problem – the Cisco VPN software installs correctly but fails to connect to any remote VPN network.

When trying to connect to a VPN network through a Windows 8 operating system (32 or 64 bit), the Cisco VPN client will fail to connect. As soon as the user double-clicks on the selected Connection Entry, the VPN client will begin its negotiation and request the username and password.

As soon as the credentials are provided, the VPN client shows the well-known “Securing communications channel” at the bottom of the windows application:

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After a couple of seconds the Cisco VPN client will timeout, fail and eventually the connection is terminated. The user is then greeted by a pop up window explaining that the VPN failed with a Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adaptor error:cisco-vpn-client-windows8-fix

INTRODUCING THE FIX – WORKAROUND

Thankfully the fix to this problem is simple and can be performed even by users with somewhat limited experience.

Here are 4 easy-to-follow steps to the solution:

1. Open your Windows Registry Editor by typing regedit in the Run prompt.

2. Browse to the Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CVirtA

3. From the window on the right, select and right-click on DisplayName and choose Modify from the menu. Alternatively, double-click onDisplayName:

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4. For Windows 8 32bit (x86) operating systems, change the value data from @oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter to Cisco Systems VPN Adapter.

For Windows 8 64bit (x64) operating systems, change the value data from @oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows to Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows (shown below):cisco-vpn-client-windows8-fix

When done editing the Value data, click on OK and close the Registry Editor.

You can now run the Cisco VPN Client and connect to your VPN network.  Changes performed do not require a system restart.

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