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Configure virtual private network (VPN) to connect to Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Published: August 21, 2012

Updated: October 4, 2012

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Virtual private network (VPN) connections enable users working at home or on the road to access a server on a private network using the infrastructure provided by a public network, such as the Internet. To use VPN for accessing server resources, you must complete the following:

  • Enable VPN for remote access on the server

  • Connect the client computer to the server

  • Use the VPN network connection from the client computer

Complete the following procedure to enable VPN for remote access in Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

  1. Open the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard.

  2. Click Settings, and then click the Anywhere Access tab.

  3. Click Configure. The Set Up Anywhere Access wizard appears.

  4. In Choose Anywhere Access features to enable page, select the Virtual Private Network check box.

  5. Follow the instructions to complete the wizard.

Once VPN is enabled in Windows Server 2012 Essentials for remote access, you can use a VPN connection to connect to and access all your resources that are stored on the server. However, you must first connect the computer to the server. When you connect a computer to the server using the Connect my computer to the server wizard, a VPN network connection is automatically generated on the client computer and can be used access server resource while working at home or on the road. For step-by-step instructions about connecting your computer to the server, see Connect computers to the server. You can use this VPN connection, to connect to the server working at home or on the road.

You can connect to the server remotely when working from home or on the road, or especially if you have a client computer that is setup with network accounts that can be used to connect to a hosted Windows Server 2012 Essentials server through a VPN connection. All the newly created user accounts on the hosted server must use VPN to log in to the client computer for the first time. Complete the following procedure from the client computer that is connected to the server.

  1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the client computer.

  2. Click Switch User on the logon screen.

  3. Click the network logon icon on bottom the right-hand corner of the screen.

  4. Log on to the network using your network user name and password.

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