Microsoft 2004 User Manual

Test the VPN Connection 

The ISA Server 2004 VPN server is now ready to accept VPN client connections. 

Perform the following steps to test the VPN Server: 

1.  On the Windows 2000 external client machine, right click the My Network Places icon on 

the desktop and click Properties. 

2.  Double click the Make New Connection icon in the Network and Dial-up Connections 

window. 

3. Click 

Next on the Welcome to the Network Connection Wizard page. 

4. On 

the 

Network Connection Type page, select the Connect to a private network 

through the Internet  option and click Next. 

5. On 

the 

Destination Address page, enter the IP address 192.168.1.70 in the Host name 

or IP address text box. Click Next. 

6. On 

the 

Connection Availability page, select the For all users option and click Next. 

7.  Make no changes on the Internet Connection Sharing page. and click Next. 

8. On 

the 

Completing the Network Connection Wizard page, enter a name for the VPN 

connection in the Type the name you want to use for this connection text box. In this 
example, we’ll name the connection ISA VPN. Click Finish. 

9. In 

the 

Connect ISA VPN dialog box, enter the user name MSFIREWALL\administrator 

and the password for the administrator user account. Click Connect. 

 

10.  The VPN client establishes a connection with the ISA Server 2004 VPN server. Click OK 

in the Connection Complete dialog box informing that the connection is established.  

11.  Double click the Connection icon in the system tray and click the Details tab. You can 

see that MPPE 128 encryption is used to protect the data and IP address assigned to the 
VPN client. 

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