| 1) Open the "Network Connections" Control Panel
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2) Click on "Create a new connection"
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Vista Users should click here
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| 3) Press "Next" to advance to the next page. Select "Connect to the
network at my workplace" and press "next" again.
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4) Select "Virtual Private Network" connection and press "next"
again.
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| 5) Enter "BowNET" for your company name and press "next" again.
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6) Enter "yamato.bownet.org" as the host name and press "next"
again.
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| 7) Select "My use only" if you want to limit access to this VPN
session to when you are using the computer. Press "next" to continue.
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8) Click on the "Add a shorcut to this connection" button and press
"finish" to..... finish
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| 9) To utilize this new VPN connection. Either double click the
shortcut you created on your desktop or select "Connect to" from your
start menu. You'll be asked to enter your username and password:
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10) Once connected, you'll see a new icon in lower right corner of your task bar:
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| 11) While connected, your computer will behave as if it is
connected to our network. You'll have access to the same network volumes
you would have access to at school (though slower). Please note that
your drives will not mapped (H: etc...) as you're used to at school, but
you can still access everything through the start menu selecting "run"
and entering server names as follows: \\enterprise\ (to access all faculty and student folders)
NOTE: While connected to BowNET via VPN, you will not complete access to your regular home network. Thus your web browser won't work unless your going through our proxy server, you won't be able to access none-district email servers, etc...... Regular access will resume when you complete the next step...... |
12) When you are finished using your VPN session, find your session
icon in the lower right corner of your task bar, right-click on it, and
select "disconnect". Complete access to your regular home network is now
restored.
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