VPN - Virtual Private Network

Prerequisite Instructions to Connect to VPN - Windows Vista

This guide will show you how to set up the campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) on Microsoft's Windows Vista Operating System.

For this set up, you will need your BroncoName and network/VPN password.

Almost all Cal Poly Pomona email addresses are in the format BroncoName@csupomona.edu.

You can look up your BroncoName with People Search (link opens in a new window).

Note: For the search parameters for People Search, select "exact match" and type your name as one word with an asterisk between your first and last name (e.g.: Billy*Bronco).

To set your network password, see eHelp FAQs.

View the video version of this tutorial: Connecting to CPP's VPN via Vista.

Note: You must have Flash Player 7 or above to view this tutorial.

Step-by-Step Instructions to Connect to VPN - Windows Vista

From the main desktop, click the Windows Start button.
Select the Control Panel menu item.
The Control Panel window opens.
Select the Network and Sharing Center icon.
1. Double-click the Network and Sharing Center icon.
Select the "Set up a connection or network" link from the left part of the active window.
The "Set up a connection or network" window opens.
Scroll down and select the "Connect to a workplace" item.
On the "Set up a connection or network" window, click the Next button.
Click the "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" button.
Select the "Don't connect now; just set it up so I can connect later" check box.
On the Connect to a workplace window, click the Next button.
On the Connect to a workplace window:
1. Enter your BroncoName and Network/VPN password.
2. Click the Create button.
  
  Note: For security reasons, do NOT check the "Remember this password" box.
On the Connect to a workplace window, click the Close button.
Select the "Manage network connections" link from the Network and Sharing Center window panel.
Select the CPP VPN Connection item:
1. Right click.
2. Select the Properties menu item.
3. The Network Connections window opens.
The Network Connections window opens.
The CPP VPN Connection Properties dialog opens:
1. Select the Networking tab.
Click the Type of VPN pull down menu.
From the Type of VPN pull down menu, select the PPTP VPN item.
For the connection portion of the Networking tab (lower half of the tab), select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4):
1. Click the Properties button.
On the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, click the Advanced button.
Uncheck the box that says,"Use default gateway on remote network".
On the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window: General tab, click the OK button.
Under the Networking tab on the CPP VPN Connection Properties window, click the OK button.
From the Network Connection window:
1. Select the VPN connection.
2. Right click the CPP VPN Connection item.
3. Select the Connect menu item.
Right click the CPP VPN Connection item:
1. Select the Connect menu item.
The Connect CPP VPN Connection window opens:
1. Click the Connect button.
The Connecting to CPP VPN Connection window opens:
1. Make sure you have entered the appropriate BroncoName and Network/VPN Password.
Close the Network Connections control panel by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the window.
Close the Network and Sharing Center control panel by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the window.
The Set Network Location window opens:
1. Click the Home button.
On the Set Network Location window, click the Close button on the lower right corner of the window.

This page was last updated on April 24, 2008.