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This is a guide to configuring Microsoft Vista & Windows 7 to use the VPN (virtual private networking) service.
This is required for connecting to resources and services which are restricted to soton.ac.uk domain connections.
If at this point you are not already connected to the Internet (for example, if you have not dialled in, plugged in
or connected to wireless) then you will be presented with a window stating that you will require an Internet
connection to connect to the VPN. If you are already connected to the Internet then you will not see this
window.
However it is possible in this window to specify how you will want to connect to the Internet once you have setup
and started the VPN connection. So you can select your preferred Internet Service Provider (ISP) or connection
method, follow the connection process, and then continue with the VPN setup below.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/net/vpn/troub
leshooting.html
You should now have an active and encrypted VPN connection between your computer and the University
network. You should now be able to access various university online resources and services as if you were on
campus. Any visits to external Internet websites will be routed via the university network, some firewall
restrictions and idle timeout disconnects may apply. Read our VPN home page for more details on the service,
http://www.soton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/net/vpn/
Note: If you have any personal Internet Security or Firewall programs on your computer, then you may have to
configure them to allow access to any servers, resources or other computers on the network.
Older Novell servers which use the IPX protocol cannot be accessed through this service, as this system no longer
supports IPX.
These instructions are intended to work for computers running Microsoft Vista or Windows 7.
If you experience difficulties, please see the VPN (virtual private networking) service and VPN Support and
Troubleshooting pages (http://www.soton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/net/vpn/) for more information or contact
the University IT ServiceLine for advice (See http://www.soton.ac.uk/isolutions/essentials/about/contact.html).