Setting up your VPN under Windows XP
Setting up monkeyVPN access under Windows XP is simple. The following instructions go step-by-step through the creation process.
Open Network Connections
First, open the ‘Network Connections’ folder by going to the Start Menu and selecting Settings->Network Connections. It may also be located in Settings->Control Panel->Network Connections.
When your control panel opens, double–click on “Network and Dial–Up Connections ’.
Start the Wizard
When the Network Connections folder opens, double–click on ‘New Connection Wizard ’. You should see the “New Connection Wizard” screen. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue.
Select the connection type
Next, select ‘Connect to the network at my workplace ’ and click the ‘Next’ button.
Select the connection
Next, select ‘Virtual Private Network connection ’ and click the ‘Next’ button.
Enter the Company Name
On this screen, type ‘monkeyVPN.com’ for the Company Name and click the ‘Next’ button.
Set auto-connect
On this screen, click “Do not dial the initial connection” and click the ‘Next’ button. (if you have to dial-up to connect to the internet select "Automatically dial this initial connection:" and select the connection you want to use)
Enter the monkeyVPN.com server name
On this screen, type ‘us.monkeyvpn.com’ and click the ‘Next’ button. ‘us.monkeyvpn.com’ is the host name of the monkeyVPN.com server.
Set Username and Password
Next, we'll set up the connection settings.
In the yellow ‘User Name’ box, enter your monkeyVPN.com username.In the green ‘Password’ box, enter your monkeyVPN.com password. Optionally, click ‘Save Password’ to save your password as part of the connection. That's it!
When you want to connect
When you want to connect to monkeyVPN.com, just double–click on the connection and click the ‘Connect’ button. Enter your username and password (if you didn't save it), and you'll connect!
Disconnect
To disconnect from a VPN connection, right-click the icon for the connection, and then click “Disconnect”
