Manual Setup For Windows 7 (PPTP)

Step 1 of 15: Press ‘Start’ button, then navigate to ‘Control panel’

Step 2 of 15: Select ‘Network and Internet’

Step 3 of 15: Select ‘Network and Sharing Center’

Step 4 of 15: Select ‘Set up a new connection or network’

Step 5 of 15: Select ‘Connect to a workplace’ and press ‘Next’ button

Step 6 of 15: Select ‘Use my Internet connection (VPN)’

Step 7 of 15: Enter your VPN server IP/hostname, click ‘Don’t connect now’ and press ‘Next’ button

Step 8 of 15: Enter your username and press ‘Create’ button

Step 9 of 15: Your VPN connection is now created, press ‘Close’ button

Step 10 of 15: Click on ‘Network’ icon in the tray, select your VPN connection and press ‘Connect’

Step 11 of 15: The VPN connection window will appear, click ‘Properties’ button

Step 12 of 15: Open ‘Security’ tab, select Type of VPN – PPTP, enable Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) and also enable Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2) then press ‘OK’ button

Step 13 of 15: Now enter your password, select ‘Save this username and password’ and press ‘Connect’ button

Step 14 of 15: Click on ‘Network’ icon in the tray to ensure that the VPN connection is activated

Step 15 of 15: Click on ‘Network’ icon in the tray, select the VPN connection and press ‘Disconnect’ button to cut off the VPN connection

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