1.15.1 Adding the Windows-standard VPN profile and automatic VPN connection task to the PC for use outside the company
This subsection describes how to create the Windows-standard VPN profile in the PC for use outside the company and register the automatic VPN connection task in the Task Scheduler. This task is done on both the management server and the PC for use outside the company.
General procedure on the management server
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Edit the sample batch file to create a VPN profile# and the sample batch file for VPN connections.
For details about the sample batch files, see 1.15.3 Batch files used to configure the VPN connection.
#: In Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, delete the section for executing the command to create the VPN profile in the sample batch file to create the Windows-standard VPN profile. For details, see (1) Sample batch file to create a VPN profile.
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Distribute the batch files you edited in step 1 to the PC for use outside the company.
See 12.1 Installing software on the computers to distribute the batch files to the PC for use outside the company.
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Specify the batch file to create the VPN profile you edited in step 1 in the command that is executed after the distribution.
General procedure on the PC for use outside the company
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After the management server distributes the batch files, use an account with Administrator privileges to log on.
A command prompt is displayed.
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In the command prompt, specify the user name and password for signing in to the VPN server.
The PC is now connected to the VPN server.
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Once the PC is successfully connected to the VPN server, this command prompt will not appear again later.
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In the sample batch files, the user name and password for signing in to the VPN server are registered in the registry in plain text. If you want to register them in the registry in encrypted form, modify the sample batch files to suit your environment.
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If authentication fails at the time of the VPN connection, or if the PC fails to connect to the VPN server, a command prompt for signing in to the VPN server is displayed.
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