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Windows L2TP/IPsec VPN Client Configuration

For Windows 8, 10, 11

 

1. Open Control panel and select Network and Sharing center.

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2. Choose Set up a new connection or network option.

 

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3. Choose Connect to a workplace option and click Next.

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4. Click Use my Internet connection (VPN) option.

 

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5. Enter IP address of ASA's WAN interface or FQDN and any name for VPN adapter which is locally significant and click Create.

 

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6. On Network and Sharing Center, choose Change adapter settings option on the left pane of the window.

 

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7. Right click the recently created adapterfor L2TP VPN and choose Properties.

 

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8. Navigate to Security tab, choose the Type of VPN as Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec) and then click on Advanced settings.

 

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9. Enter the preshared key as the same mentioned in tunnel-group DefaultRAGroup and click OK. In this example, C!sc0@123 is used as the pre-shared key.

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10. Choose the authentication method as Allow these protocols and ensure that only
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Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2) checkbox is checked and click OK.

 

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11. Under network connections, right click on L2TP VPN adapter and choose Connect/Disconnect.

 

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12. Networks icon will pop up and click Connect on L2TP VPN connection.

 

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13. Enter the user credentials and click OK.

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