Installing personalVPN-PPTP on Windows XP
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Note: The username/password you selected are case sensitive and need to be entered exactly as entered during registration
- Locate "Network Connections" which can be located by following path below:
- Start Menu-->Settings-->Network Connections
- OR
- Start Menu-->Control Panel-->Network Connections
- Double–click on "Network Connections"
- In the left frame in the "Network Tasks" section, click "Create a new connection"
- Note: If you do not see "Network Tasks", look for New Connection Wizard in the main window, and double-click it. You also may go to the File menu and choose New Connection there.
- Start the Wizard.
- Click the "Next" button to continue.
- Select "Connect to the network at my workplace" and click the "Next" button.
- Select "Virtual Private Network connection" and click the "Next" button.
- Note: If the Virtual Private Network option is not available, you may need to enable the Remote Access Connection Manager service.
- Type "WiTopia" for "Company Name" and click the "Next" button.
- [OPTIONAL SCREEN ] If you see:
- "Windows can automatically dial the initial connection to the Internet or other public network before establishing the virtual connection", Click “Do not dial the initial connection” and click the "Next" button.
- VPN Server Selection Type "pptp.witopia.net" to access WiTopia's PPTP server array and click the "Next" button.
- Check "Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop" and click the "Finish" button.
- In the "User name" box, enter your WiTopia PPTP username. REMEMBER THAT USERNAME MUST INCLUDE "@witopia".
- In the "Password" box, enter your WiTopia PPTP password. Optionally, yet HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, click "Save Password" to save your password as part of the connection.
That's it! When you want to connect to WiTopia PPTP service, just double–click on the connection and click the ‘Connect’ button. Enter your username and password (if you didn't save it), and you'll connect!
TO CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT SERVER LOCATION:
The above server address (pptp.witopia.net) is the default address that will randomly route you to a gateway location. For fastest connection, it is usually best to configure it to connect to the VPN gateway closest to where you are. Simply add the 3 letter airport code to your server address field on your device and save and it will always connect there until you change it.
For example, MAD is the airport code for Madrid, Spain. To connect through the Madrid, Spain VPN gateway you would simply change the server address in your device's PPTP VPN software as follows:
Old: pptp.witopia.net
New: pptp.mad.witopia.net
Please email support@witopia.net if you have any problems.
- U.S. PPTP VPN Gateways:
- pptp.atl.witopia.net (Atlanta, GA)
- pptp.dfw.witopia.net (Dallas, TX)
- pptp.ewr.witopia.net (New York, NY)
- pptp.iad.witopia.net (Washington, DC)
- pptp.lax.witopia.net (Los Angeles, CA)
- pptp.ord.witopia.net (Chicago, IL)
- pptp.sea.witopia.net (Seattle, WA)
- pptp.sfo.witopia.net (San Francisco, CA)
- North America PPTP VPN Gateways;
- pptp.yyz.witopia.net (Toronto, CA)
- pptp.yvr.witopia.net (Vancouver, CA)
- South America PPTP VPN Gateways:
- pptp.pty.witopia.net (Panama City, PA)
- European PPTP VPN Gateways:
- pptp.ams.witopia.net (Amsterdam, NL)
- pptp.bru.witopia.net (Brussels, BE)
- pptp.cdg.witopia.net (Paris, FR)
- pptp.dub.witopia.net (Dublin, IE)
- pptp.fra.witopia.net (Frankfurt, DE)
- pptp.lon.witopia.net (London, GB)
- pptp.mad.witopia.net (Madrid, ES)
- pptp.man.witopia.net (Manchester, GB)
- pptp.mxp.witopia.net (Milan, IT)
- pptp.mow.witopia.net (Moscow, RU)
- pptp.prg.witopia.net (Prague, CZ)
- pptp.waw.witopia.net (Warsaw, PL)
- Asia PPTP VPN Gateways:
- pptp.hkg.witopia.net (Hong Kong, CN)
- pptp.kul.witopia.net (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
- pptp.del.witopia.net (New Dehli, IN)
- pptp.sin.witopia.net (Singapore, SG)
- Locations Coming Soon:
- Tokyo, JP
- Shanghai, CN
- Cairo, EG
- Lison, PT
- Buenos Aires, AR
- Sao Paulo, BR
- Helsinki, FL
- Mexico City, MX
- Syndey, AU
- Riga, LV
