How to setup VPN Access on Server 2008

In this post I will cover how to setup and configure a Windows 2008 server as a VPN server. There are several different steps and configurations that need to be done. There are 4 parts to this setup that I will walk through.

Part #1 Installing NPAS and RRAS:

Open Server Manager and open roles

Click on add roles and add the Network Policy and Access Services role (NPAS)

Click next on the informational screen

On the role services screen choose Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS) and click next

On the next screen click install

When it is done it will give you a screen telling you if it installed successfully or failed

If it was successful click close and choose to restart when it prompts you

Part #2 Configure RRAS:

Open Server Manager

Expand the Roles tree

Expand NPAS and right click on RRAS choose configure

OPTION #1 = If you have two network cards choose “Remote access (dial-up or VPN)”

OPTION #2 = If you have one network card choose “Custom configuration”

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