1. Click the Windows start button and select Control Panel in the start menu.


2. Click Network and Sharing Center in the Control Panel.


3. Under "Network and Sharing Center," click Setup a connection or network.


4. Click Connect to a workplace.


5. Select Use my Internet Connection (VPN).


6. Enter the server address your VPN provider gave you in the Internet address field. Also check the box marked Don't connect now; just set it up so I can connect later. Click Next (in the lower-right corner of the window).


7. Enter the username and password your VPN provider gave you in the appropriate boxes, then click Create (in the lower-right corner) to finish setting up the VPN connection.


8. Press Close button.


9. Press the Windows Start button and in the run field type ncpa.cpl Press Enter.


10. Right click on the VPN connection and click Properties


11. Click Security Tab. Select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPSec (L2TP/IPSec)


12. Click Advanced settings button. Enter the ipsec-preshared key, which can be found in the welcome email. Press OK


13. Disable Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6). Press OK.


14. Press Connect. Make sure Domain filed is left blank.