VPN Client Configuration for Windows XP Professional

To connect to the VPN server at Trinity, you need to first make sure that you are connected to the Internet by dialing in to your ISP, unless you have a dedicated connection to the Internet (such as DSL) where you don't need to dial. Connecting to the Internet puts you on the same worldwide Internet backbone where the Trinity VPN server is connected. Then you make a second connection to create a VPN connection.

To create this second connection to the Trinity server, follow the procedure described below:

1.    Go to Start, Control Panel, Networking and select Make New Connection to start the Network Connection Wizard..

2.     From the Network Connection Type screen, select Connect to the network at my work place, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Network Connection Type

3.    On the Network Connection screen select Virtual Private Network connection ,as shown in figure 2.

Figure 2 Network Connection

4. Follow the on-screen instructions on the following screens. On the VPN Server Selection screen enter the name of Trinity’s VPN server "holland.trincoll.edu", without the quotation marks, as shown in Figure 3. 

Figure 3 VPN Server Selection

5.    Click Next and Finish the wizard. After you have created the new connection open it and go to properties. Alternatively you can right click on the icon and highlight properties.

6.    By default, when you'll use this connection, you only have the option to type your user name and password. To add the Domain option, click on Properties and on the Options tab select the box Include Windows logon domain, as shown in Figure 4. 

Figure 4 Include Windows logon domain

7.    Select the Security Tab and select the Advanced (custom settings) as shown below. Afterwards select settings button.

Figure 5 Highlight Advanced

Figure 6 Advanced Security Settings

9.     Double click on the new connection you just created.

10.     It will come up with a window for your username and password.. Enter your Windows NT user name and password and click on Connect. To log into Trinity’s network you should connect to the CMPCNTR domain.

11.     If you are on a dial in connection a window will come up saying “dialing” (don’t worry, it’s not really dialing), “verifying user         name and password”, and then “logging on to network”  Congratulations, you are now connected to Trinity’s network over the internet.

12.     You will not be able to “Browse the network” using the network neighborhood icon, however, you will be able to connect to the  various servers on campus.

Try this for an example: Go to the Start button and go up to Run.

 In the Open: Field type \\zep (without the quotes).  A window titled “zep” should open.  In it you will find Bantam and Classoft (Class Software).

Questions or problems? Faculty and staff please call the Help Desk at 297-2100. Students please call the Student Help Desk at 297-2007.

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Last Modified: 04/28/2005