How to setup L2TP VPN on Windows 8

  • Click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” from the network icon from the taskbar (1) or click on “Network and Sharing center” from Control Panel.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 1

  • Click on “Set up a new connection or network” (2).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 2

  • Select “Connect to a workplace” (3) and click “Next” (4).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 3

  • Choose “Use my Internet Connection (VPN)” (5).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 4

  • In the “Internet Address” (6) field type IP address of the TorGuard VPN server you want to connect to. You have to login to the TorGuard client area and go to menu item My Servers, you will find there the available servers. In the “Destination name” field (7) type “TorGuard VPN (L2TP)”.
    Click “Create” (8).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 5

  • Click on the monitor icon (9) on the bottom right-hand corner.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 6

  • Right–click on the “TorGuard VPN (L2TP)” connection (10), and choose “Properties” (11) from the menu.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 7

  • Select “Security” tab (12) and for “Type of VPN” select “Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)” (13).
    Click on “Advanced Settings” (14).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 8

  • Enter preshared key: “torguard” (15) and click “OK” (16) for both windows.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 9

  • Click again on the monitor icon on the bottom right-hand corner, and click “Connect” (17) to “TorGuard VPN (L2TP)”.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 10

  • In the next fields type your VPN username (18) and password (19) and click “OK” (20).

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 11

  • When next to “TorGuard VPN (L2TP)” is written “Connected” (21) your connection has been created.

    Windows8 L2TP/IPSec VPN Setup: Step 12

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