To connect to the Washington & Jefferson through VPN, and while using a system running Windows Vista, you must follow these simple steps…
1. Go to your desktop…
2. Once at your desktop click on your start menu button, and select the network tab as show in the picture…
3. Once the network window appears click the “connect to a network” (the highlighted link on the left side of the window)
4. When the connect to window appears, please click on the “Set up a connection or network” link
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the window and highlight the “Connect to a workplace” icon, then click the next button
6. Picture 1, this window will show when you have no existing connections to other networks. Double click the icon that says “Use my internet connection (VPN)”
Picture 2, this window will appear if you have an existing connection to other networks, don’t worry this will not affect your ability to connect to the W&J network, leave the “no, create a new connection” balloon selected and click the next icon in the bottom right of the window
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7. A window should appear, in the “Internet Address” bar type, “adams.washjeff.edu” In the “Domain Name” bar, you may name the network anything you like, type “Washington & Jefferson VPN Connection” The balloon highlighted by the yellow box can be turned on or off depending on how many people use your computer, I have clicked mine on because I am the only user on my computer. If you choose to turn this on a Windows Security window will appear, when it appears please click the “allow” area or the “continue” button. Then click the balloon next to the text “Do not connect now, just set it up so I can connect later” Then click the “next” button in the bottom right of the window.
8. In this window type in your W&J email user name and password. I would suggest leaving the “remember my password” balloon for security reasons. Then click the “create” button in the bottom right of the window.
9. On the next window please refrain from clicking the connect now icon, please close the window and pull up “Connect to” window (if you click the start button again and look one tab beneath the “networks” tab you will see the “Connect to” shortcut)
10. Please right-click on the VPN connection we just created, and select the properties field.
11. Please un select the balloon highlighted by the red box, to turn this setting off, then click on the “PPP Settings” icon in the bottom left of the window. Please make sure your window looks the same as the one in picture 2, of this step, and then click “ok.” Please then click on the security tab at the top of the window.
12. Again please make sure that your window looks the same as the one in the picture below.
13. Now click on the networking tab at the top of the window. Please match up the window to look the same as the one shown. Then click the “ok” button on the bottom of the window.
14. Double click on the network that we have been working on, to connect to it.
15. A window will appear that again asks you for your W&J email user name and password. Once you have entered those two items, you may click the “connect” button in the bottom left of the window.
You are now connected to the W&J network through a secure VPN connection, thank you for using the W&J IT Helpdesk.
If you are getting connection errors, or getting disconnected constantly from the network, please contact the helpdesk via the Helpdesk support page and we will do our best to troubleshoot your issue.
Windows Vista VPN setup
