How to Create a VPN Server on a Windows Computer and Connect to It from Another Computer 💻↔️🖥️

Hello everybody! This video will show you how to create a VPNserver on a Windows computer and how to connect to such server from another PC. Such VPN server can be used:• for anonymous browsing the Web, as the real IP address is concealed;• to bypass the blocks set by the network administrator, or restrictions of the Internetprovider; • to encrypt the transmitted data;• to access blocked websites from your country; • to enable downloading files from p2p networks(such as torrents); • to protect your computer when connectingto free WiFi.

Certainly, if you need VPN to bypass blockingof some websites by your provider, or just to hide your IP address when surfing the web,you don’t have to set up a VPN server. You can use ready-made services instead. You can learn more from another video. Find the link in the description: So, create a VPN server on your computer:• go to Network and Sharing Center / Change adapter settings• In the folder Network Connections, press Altbutton and select File / New incoming connection…

• Check the box next to the user name toallow this user to access this computer and network. Other computers will connect here throughVPN. • Next. • Check the box next to the option “Throughthe Internet.” • Next. • In this window, don’t change anythingand click “Allow access” • Now the VPN server is created. Now let’s imagine that this computer willwork as a kind of server.

Let’s create a folder to which other computerswill have access through VPN. Make it shared. To do it:• Right-click on it / Properties / Sharing / Advanced sharing• Check the box next to “Share this folder” • Then click on “Permissions” and allow“Full control” • Apply. OK. Now let’s move on to the computer of animaginary user who needs to connect to this freshly created VPN server and get accessto the folder.

In order to connect to the VPN server:• Open Settings / Network & Internet / VPN / Add a VPN connection• When you open the connection settings menu choose the VPN provider as “Windows(built-in)” • Connection name – any You will see thisname in the list of other network connections • Server name or address In this field,enter the IP address or name of the computer where the VPN server is connected. That’s why we are back to the server tolearn its IP address. There are several ways to do it. For example, you can go to the website 2ip.ru,or you can ask your network administrator.

• Enter it into the field “Server nameor address” • VPN type – automatic• In the fields “User name” and “Password” you should enter the name and password ofthe account which is active on the server computer. I mean the user next to which you checkedthe box while creating the VPN server. • After that, click “Save” and you willsee that a VPN connection is ready. To use it to connect to our VPN server, clickon it and select “Connect.” Sometimes, when connecting, you can see anerror saying “A connection to the remote computer could not be established.

You might need to change the network settingsfor this connection.” In this case, you should modify the IncomingConnection settings in the server computer. To be exact, specify the pool of possibleconnected IP addresses. To do it:• go to the server computer • Network and Sharing Center / Change adaptersettings • Right-click on Incoming connection / Properties/ Networking / IP v4 / Properties • Check the box next to “Specify IP addresses”• And enter the pool of addresses. You can use any, but you can’t enter onlyone. • ОК / ОКAfter that, go back to the computer trying.

To connect and try again. Now the computer is connected to the VPN server. Go to network connections and you will seeyour fresh new connection you have just created, with the name you have assigned to it whencreating. In order to get access to the shared folderin the computer which is the VPN server: • Run the command “ipconfig” on thecomputer where you created the VPN server and find the IP address of the VPN networkthat you created, or ask the administrator of this network. • After that, open Explorer in the user’scomputer and enter this IP address into the.

Address field, putting two backslashes beforethe address. If nothing happens, the problem might be inthe firewall settings of the server computer. That is why, in this case go to the VPN server computer. When you are there, go to Control Panel / WindowsFirewal / Advanced settings  Go to Inbound Rules and find the rulenamed “Netlogon Service (NP-In).” Click on it. As you can see, it is disabled. Turn it on.  Now go to the client computer and tryaccessing the shared folder in the server.

Computer again.  Enter the user password for the VPN server. • Here is the folder we have shared before. I have just shown how to connect directlyto the computer which is a VPN server. But if it is connected to a network througha router, you have to set up forwarding for port 1723. This is how you do it. • Go to the settings of the router throughwhich the VPN computer server is connected to the network.

In one of my previous videos, I have shownit in detail. You will find the link in the description:• Go to the menu Forwarding / Virtual servers / Add newI have already set up forwarding in my computer. That’s why I’ll show it on my example. • Enter the service port – 1723• IP address: address of the computer where the VPN server will be created. In our case, it is… .How can you learn it? There are several ways to do it.

One of them: enter the command ipconfig inthe Command Prompt. We need the IPv4 address of the main networkadapter. It’s usually the first on the list. The two other, in my case, are the virtualmachine adapters. • Protocol – All; Status – Enabled• Save • Some routers need to be restarted afterthat. • That’s all. As a result, inbound VPN connections willbe redirected to this PC. And the last.

After the VPN connection is ready, the clientcomputer will be disconnected from the Internet. To make sure it still has access to the Internetwhen the VPN connection is active, do the following:• When the VPN is disconnected, go to network connections of the client computer• Right-click on the created VPN connectionand select Properties / Networking / IP v4 / Properties / Advanced• In the tab “IP Settings,” uncheck thebox next to “Use default gateway in remote network.” • That’s all.

Next time when you connect to the Internet,the connection will not be lost. In the process of creating a VPN connectionsome additional issues may appear – errors or failures. They can’t be covered in one short video,as there are so many settings. If you have any questions, leave a commentto ask one. That is all for now. If you find this video useful, hit the Likebutton below. Subscribe to Hetman Software channel. Thank you for watching.

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