VPN configuration in Windows 7

This page contains a guide for setting up a VPN-connection to UiB in Windows 7

Setting up the connection manually

How to set up the connection for the first time:

1. Click on the "Startbutton" (Windows-icon) in the lower left corner and choose "Control Panel".




2. Click "Network and Internet".




3. Click "Set up a new connection or network".




4. Click "Connect to a workplace"




5. Click "Use my Internet connection (VPN)".




6. In the field "Internet adress", type in "vpn-ansatt.uib.no" ("vpn-student.uib.no" if you are a student). In the field "Destination name:" give the connection a name. 



   Click "Next".


7. In the field "User name", type in your username followed by "@ansatt.uib.no" ("@student.uib.no" if you are a student), In the field "Password", type in your UiB-password.



   Click "Connect".


8. Assuming all went well you should get a picture that says you are connected.




Disconnecting:

1. Click the icon that looks like a monitor in the lower right corner.




2. You will now see a list with networks that you are connected to. Click the VPN-connection that you are connected to.




3. Click the button "Disconnect".