How to connect L2TP / IPsec VPN on Windows 10

Condition

1. Windows 10
2. Access to Windows 10 as admin

How to connect L2TP / IPsec VPN on Windows 10

Step 1 - Sign in to Windows 10

Click the search icon in the Windows menu bar and search for control panel . You will see the Control Panel icon . Click it.

Open Network and Internet .

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Open the Network and Sharing Center .

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Step 2 - Configure VPN

Click Set up a new connection on a network .

Select Connect to a workplace and click Next.

Click Use my Internet connection (VPN) .

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Enter your IP address in the Internet Address field . In this example, the article uses IP 193.33.61.185. Click Create.

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After you click Create , the setup wizard will be closed.

Click on Change adapter settings on the left menu.

You will now see all available interfaces. Open the Properties of the VPN connection interface.

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Open the Security tab .

Open the Type of VPN drop-down menu and select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP / IPsec) .

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Click Advanced settings . Select Use preshared key for authentication and enter the pre-shared key you created on Windows Server. Apply it by clicking OK.

Go back to the Security tab . Select Allow these protocols and check the following values:

1. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
2. Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2)

Apply the changes by clicking OK.

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Step 3 - Connect to the VPN server

Open the Network icon in the bottom right and click on VPN Connection.

After you click on VPN Connection , the Connect button will display. Click this button .

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You will be asked to enter a Username and Password.

The connection process takes place:

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Your VPN connection is established.

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Step 4 - Check the IP address

If you are routing all traffic through a VPN, you should see your VPN server IP address. You can find your IP address by going to whatismyip.com.

Congratulations, you have successfully configured a VPN client on Windows 10!

Micah Soto

Update 16 September 2020