Microsoft Windows 8 L2TP VPN
1. Right click on the networking icon in the system tray and select "Open Network and Sharing Center".
2. Click on "Set up a new connection or network".
3. On the next screen, click on "Connect to a workplace" then click "Next".
4. If you are asked "If you would like to use an existing connection" choose "No, create a new connection" and then choose "Use my Internet connection (VPN)".
5. On the next screen, enter the server address in "Internet address" field and put any name in "Destination name" like "Cienen". Place a tick in the checkbox labeled "Remember my credentials", then click the "Create" button.
6. Click on the networking icon in the system tray, then right click on the new connection that you just created and select "View connection properties".
7. In the properties window, click on the "Options" tab.
8. Place a tick in the checkbox labeled "Remember my credentials", then click on the "Security" tab.
9. From the dropdown menu choose "Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)" option, then click on the "Advanced settings" button.
10. In the "L2TP" dialog, click the radio button labeled "Use preshared key for authentication". Then enter the Pre-Shared key that you have received with your VPN account details email when you have placed your order with us. Then click the "OK" button.
11. Choose "Allow these protocols" and click on check box "Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)" and "Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)" for authentication and click "OK".
12. Click on the networking icon in the system tray and select the new connection that you just created and click "Connect".
13. Enter your VPN account Username and Password, then click "OK".
2. Click on "Set up a new connection or network".
3. On the next screen, click on "Connect to a workplace" then click "Next".
4. If you are asked "If you would like to use an existing connection" choose "No, create a new connection" and then choose "Use my Internet connection (VPN)".
5. On the next screen, enter the server address in "Internet address" field and put any name in "Destination name" like "Cienen". Place a tick in the checkbox labeled "Remember my credentials", then click the "Create" button.
6. Click on the networking icon in the system tray, then right click on the new connection that you just created and select "View connection properties".
7. In the properties window, click on the "Options" tab.
8. Place a tick in the checkbox labeled "Remember my credentials", then click on the "Security" tab.
9. From the dropdown menu choose "Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)" option, then click on the "Advanced settings" button.
10. In the "L2TP" dialog, click the radio button labeled "Use preshared key for authentication". Then enter the Pre-Shared key that you have received with your VPN account details email when you have placed your order with us. Then click the "OK" button.
11. Choose "Allow these protocols" and click on check box "Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)" and "Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)" for authentication and click "OK".
12. Click on the networking icon in the system tray and select the new connection that you just created and click "Connect".
13. Enter your VPN account Username and Password, then click "OK".