VPN connection for Windows 8

You can find all the basic, necessary steps, which must be done before you can connect to UP VPN network, at page with all the basic information regarding UP network. Please, continue only after finishing all the steps, or you will be unable to connect to the VPN properly. So, how to we set up the VPN?

Krok 1 - Centrum síťových připojení a sdílení

Right-click the wireless connection button and choose Network and sharing center. When a new window opens up choose option Set up a new connection or network.

Krok 2 - Připojit k firemní síti

Set up connection or network tab opens up. Choose Connect to a workplace option.

Krok 3 - VPN

Choose Use my Internet connection (VPN) in the next window.

Krok 4 - Vyplnění informací

Fill in the IP address 158.194.254.9 into the box Internet address.

You can create any Destination name you want, however, we recommend using UPOL or UPOL VPN, because this way you can identify UP VPN network easily.

Now, enable the option Do not connect now (...) as we have to finish setting up network specifications. Click on the button Next.

Krok 5 - Úpravy nastavení

It is quite important to make some changes in the settings of the VPN network. First, go to Control panel , then click on Network and Internet, where you should find Network Connections. You will find your newly created UP VPN network there. Right-click the VPN network and choose Properties.

Krok 6 - Vlastnosti

Check the IP address 158.194.254.9 in the General tab. Then move on to the Security tab. Now, set up Data encryption, choose Require encryption option. Next, choose Allow these protocols and enable protocol MS-CHAP v2 in the Authentication option. Then move on to the Networking tab.

Krok 7 - Záložka "Sítě"

Choose Protocol IP version 4 (TCP/IPv4) in the Networking tab. Then click on Properities.

Krok 8 - Nastavení protokolu

You should choose the option Obtain IP address from DHCP server automatically and then Use the following DNS server addresses. Now, write IP address 158.194.80.254 to the Preferred DNS server line, and 158.194.80.253 to the Alternative DNS server. After accepting the setting by pressing the OK button, we've set up everything we need to use the VPN network.

Krok 9 - Nastavení TCP/IP

Check whether Use default gateway on remote network is checked or not.

Krok 10 - Připojení

Now we've set up everything we need to use the VPN network. You can connect to the VPN network quite easily. Click on the wireless connection button, choose the UP VPN network and click the Connect button.

Krok 11 - Přihlášení do sítě

Objeví se přihlašovací okno, do kterého vyplňujete své přihlašovací údaje ve formátu Portal ID (např. dvorak04) a heslo, které si nastavíte na Portálu UP.

Budete-li se chtít po dokončení práce odhlásit, klikněte opět na ikonku bezdrátového připojení na hlavním panelu a vyberte možnost Odpojit.