How to Setup a Remote Access Server
Remote access technology enables connection to a home or office private network over the Internet, providing the user with a remote networking experience that operates as if the computer is connected locally to the private network. Remote access computing affords a more flexible work schedule by allowing anytime access to file shares and information stored on the remote private network by using a remote client computer with Internet access. Configure a Microsoft Windows 7 computer to support Virtual Private Networking (VPN) services enables secure remote connections with authentication over the Internet.
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Things You'll Need
- Microsoft Windows 7 private network computer with Internet access
- IP address of the Windows 7 private network computer
- Microsoft Windows 7 client computer with Internet access
Instructions
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Select the "Globe" button located in the lower left corner of the PC desktop, and then click the "Search" box and type "ncpa.cpl" in the "Search" box. Select the "Enter" key and the "Network Connections" window will display.
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Select the "File" menu in the "Network Connections" window, and then select "New Incoming Connection..." Select the user accounts that you wish to grant remote VPN access by selecting the check box beside each account in the "Allow connections to this computer" window. Choose the "Next" button.
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Select the "Through the Internet" check box, and then choose the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" item from the list box and select the "Properties" button. Choose the "Allow callers to access my local area network" check box in the "Incoming IP Properties" window, and then choose the "Assign IP addresses automatically using DHCP" radio button. Tap the "Enter" key.
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Choose the "Allow access" button in the "Allow connections to this computer" window. The computer is now ready to receive remote access connections from the Internet.
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Tips & Warnings
If there is a firewall/router between the remote access server computer and the Internet, then configure port forwarding on TCP port 1723 to the private network IP address of the remote access server computer, and also configure "GRE" or "PPTP" pass-through on the firewall/router and then use the external IP address of the firewall instead of the remote access server computer IP address to remotely connect to the network.
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