Wyse X90LE 909522-41L Manuale Utente

Chapter 5

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VPN (PPTP) - PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) is a network protocol that 
enables the secure transfer of data between a remote computer (in this case the thin 
computer) and an enterprise server environment by creating a virtual private network 
(VPN) across TCP/IP-based data networks such as the Internet. It provides a 
password-protected path through the enterprise firewall to the enterprise server 
environment in which the network and session services required thin computers reside. 
The New Connection Wizard can be used (available from Network Connections in the 
Control Panel) to configure and invoke a VPN connection. 

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be available to provide access to the Internet. 
Any of the standard means of connecting to the ISP may be used, such as a dial-up 
modem, cable modem, and DSL modem. The connection to the ISP must be 
established first, before contacting the enterprise PPTP VPN server. This includes 
dial-up access as well as direct access through the cable modem and DSL modem 
paths. For more information on the New Connection Wizard, refer to documentation on 
the Microsoft Web site at:

 

More information about setting up access to the enterprise servers

is 

available in the thin computers’ operating system documentation, 
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