What Is Virtual Private Networking?

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What Is Virtual Private Networking?

A few of the online resources that are available to you when you are on the university�s network are secure and are only accessible if you are on the university�s network. If you wish to access these resources from another location, you can still do so if you dial-up to the university�s network (instructions are provided in another document) or you use a VPN connection. You must connect to VPN before you start your web browser.

Setting up Virtual Private Networking (Windows)

First, check to see if you have VPN support installed (Windows 2000) should always have this already installed; please disregard this paragraph if you are a Windows 2000 user).

1.) Click 'Start' then 'Settings' then 'Control Panel.'
2.) Once you are there, open 'Add/Remove� Programs' then click on the 'Windows Setup' tab.
3.) Double-click on the word 'Communications' in the scroll box (if you uncheck 'Communications' you are going to have some serious problems; so if you do that by accident, click the 'Cancel' button).
4.) Once the 'Communications' window is open, scroll all the way down in the scroll box and click on the box next to 'Virtual Private Networking' only if it is not already check marked.
5.) Click 'OK' then click 'OK' again.
6.) If VPN was not already installed, it will now proceed to install it.
7.) At this point, it may ask for the Windows CDROM; if you don't have it handy, you may try to type in c:\windows\options\cabs or c:\windows\options\install when it asks where to look for the files.
8.) If this does not work, then you must get a hold of a Windows CDROM, for your version of Windows, to continue the install.
9.) If it asks to reboot after this, please do so.
10.) If you don't know which version of Windows you have, right click on 'My Computer' and then click 'Properties;' towards the top, it will tell you which version.

Windows 95/98:

1.) Open 'My Computer' then 'Dial-Up Networking.'
2.) Proceed to the 95/98/ME section

Windows ME:

1.) Open 'My Computer' then 'Control Panel' then 'Dial-Up Networking.'
2.) Proceed to the 95/98/ME section

Windows 2000 (do not get confused and think you have this if you have Office 2000):

1.) Open 'My Computer' then 'Control Panel' then 'Network and Dial-Up Connections'
2.) Open 'Make New Connection'
3.) Click 'Next'
4.) Select 'Connect to a private network through the Internet'
5.) Click 'Next'
6.) Select 'Do not dial the initial connection'
7.) Click 'Next'
8.) Type in vpn.uakron.edu in the box 9.) Click 'Next'
10.) Type in UAnet VPN in the first box
11.) Click on 'Add a shortcut to my desktop'
12.) Click 'Finish'

Windows 95/98/ME (continued):

1.) Open 'Make New Connection'
2.) Type in UAnet VPN in the first box
3.) Click on the arrow under 'Select a device:'
4.) Select 'Microsoft VPN Adapter'.0
5.) Click 'Next'
6.) Type in vpn.uakron.edu in the box
7.) Click 'Next'
8.) Click 'Finish'
9.) Right-click on 'UAnet VPN' and then 'Create Shortcut'
10.) Click 'Yes'

Windows XP

1.) Go to the Start button and double click Control Panel
2.) On the top left hand corner click �create new network connection�
3.) On the top left hand corner click �create new network connection�
4.) Click the next button in the new window
5.) Then click the option for �connect to the network at my workplace� and click the �next button
6.) Then click the option for �Virtual Private Network� and click the �next� button
7.) Type �VPN� for the company name and click the �next� button
8.) Then click the option for �do not dial the initial connection� and click the �next� button
9.) Type �vpn.uakron.edu� for the host name and click the �next� button
10.) Then choose your option for �create this connection for� and click the �next� button
11.) Click the box that says �Add a shortcut to this connection on the desktop� so you can access this easily
12.) Then click the �finish� button
13.) You will need to have your UANET ID and password in order to access the VPN and click �connect�
14.) You are finished!
All versions:

You should now have an icon on the desktop that says 'UAnet VPN' somewhere in the name.

1. To use VPN, you must first logon to the internet (doesn't have to be dial-up to UA), and then open the icon on your desktop that has 'UAnet VPN' somewhere in the name. It will ask for your 'User name' (this is your valid UAnet ID. It is also the beginning part of your University of Akron email address) and 'Password' (the password that goes with your UAnet ID).
2. Click 'Connect' and it should do just that (sometimes it takes almost a minute).