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  1. questionIPSEC vpn setup
    What is it? IPSec is a suite of protocols designed to authenticate and encrypt all IP traffic between two locations. This allows for trusted data to through networks which would otherwise be considered insecure. For more information regarding general IPSEC information, refer to the reference d ...

  2. questionSSL VPN Connections
    Connection instructions: Windows XP: (Internet Explorer) Open Internet Explorer and head to one of the following links (depending on where your server is located). https://vpn.dal01.softlayer.com (Dallas) https://vpn.sea01.softlayer.com (Seattle) https://vpn.wdc01.softlayer.com (Washington D.C ...

  3. questionSetting up PPTP for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
    Configuring PPTP in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Click on the Apple in the top left of your screen and select "System Preferences..." Figure 1 In the section Internet and Network, select "Network". Figure 2 Below the left hand section where your Connection types live there is a small plus sign, ...

  4. questionHow do I connect to the SoftLayer VPN (Vista version)
    PPTP From the Start menu select Control Panel. (Fig 1) Select the link View Network status and task. (Fig 2) Select Set up a connection or network Select Connect to a workplace. Set up a dial up o VPN connection to your workplace. (Fig 3) Click Next Select Use my Internet connection (VP ...

  5. questionSetting up PPTP for Windows XP
    Setting Up PPTP for Windows XP Configuring PPTP 1. In the Windows Control Panel, click on the Network Connections icon. (Figure 1). Figure 1: Windows Control Panel 2. Click on the Create a new connection (Figure 2). Figure 2: Create a new connection 3. In the New Connection Wizard ...

  6. questionSetting Up PPTP for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
    Setting Up PPTP for Mac OS X Configuring PPTP In the Finder, click Go >> Applications (Figure 1). > Applications" src="https://manage.softlayer.com/img/vpn/go-applications.jpg" width="212" border="1"/> Figure 1: Go >> Applications Open the Internet Conne ...

  7. questionSetting up PPTP for Fedora 5
    Setting Up PPTP for Fedora Core 5 Installation Install PPTP and the pptpconfig GUI using one of the following commands: # rpm -Uvh http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/yum/stable/fc5/pptp-release-current.noarch.rpm # yum --enablerepo=pptp-stable install pptpconfig Configuration SoftLayer's ...

  8. questionSSL VPN Connection under Windows Vista (32-bit)
    SSL VPN connection under Windows Vista (32-bit) Note: Before getting started, if you have already installed an older version of the client, which didn't support Vista, you may need to uninstall the broken installation. Go to your Windows System32 directory, usually located in C:\WINDOWS\syste ...

  9. questionUsing SSL VPN.
    1. Click on the SSL VPN link in the customer portal and input your credentials 2. The SSL VPN tunnel is established when you see the "A" in your task bar. 3. Congrats - you are now in your private VLAN. Now...what do I do? 1. Use SSH or RDC (terminal services) to connect to your server private I ...

  10. questionDoes the SSL VPN also perform PPTP, IPSEC or other VPN protocols?
    Currently the SSL VPN gateway only connects via browser based SSL VPN connections. We are testing other VPN products to bring more VPN options online to the private network. The SSL VPN was selected for ease of use and compatibility.

  11. questionWhat vendor makes the SSL VPN and how does it work?
    Our SSL VPN gateway is a security product from Array Networks. The gateway itself runs radius to update users and passwords from our customer portal. If you wish to add users and give them SSL VPN access, just create a new user inside the customer portal and enable SSL VPN permissions.

  12. questionWhen I connect to the PPTP VPN, it states Error 691: Access was denied because the username and/orpassword was invalid on the domain.
    To use the PPTP VPN, you will need to verify the user you are attempting to connect to as has permission to log in to the PPTP VPN through the Softlayer Portal. From the portal, select “Private Network” and then select “VPN”. This page will present you with a listing of ...

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