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How to Install VPN on Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Thomas Maurer

This HowTo should show you how to install a VPN Server on Windows Server 2008 R2. T
small environment or a stand-alone hosted Server.

1. Install the Role “Network Policy and Access Services” with the Server Manager

2. Select the Role Services “Routing and Remote Access Services”

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3. Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access in the Server Manager.

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4. Choose “Custom Configuration” if you just have one Network Interface in the Server

5. Choose “VPN access”

6. Finish and click next

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7. Allow access for users “Network Access Permission”. You can set that in de Dial
Premission.

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8. Open Ports in your Firewall

For PPTP: 1723 TCP 47 GRE
For L2TP over IPSEC: 1701 TCP 500 UDP
For SSTP: 443 TCP

Optional: If you don’t have a DHCP Server in your local network you have to add a static
be if you have a stand-alone Server by your provider.

1. Right click on “Routing and Remote Access” and open Properties

2. Click on the IPv4 Tab and check “Static address pool”

3. Add a static address pool of private IP addresses

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4. Add secondary IP Address to the Server network interface which is in the same subn

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11 Responses to How to Install VPN on Windows Server 2008 R2

Bertrand says:

February 2, 2011 at 4:34 pm

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Hello,

I tried your proposition to have VPN connection on Windows Server 2008 R2, but I am afraid to miss some points:

1. VPN on Windows 2008 R2 require Active directory configuration or not?

2. i tried to build at home this solution, but you didn’t confirm that we need some action in rest of infrastructure (Internet Box

thanks for your tutorial.

Best Regards,
Bertrand.

Thomas Maurer says:

February 2, 2011 at 4:41 pm

hello

1. You don’t need a Active Directory

2. At home you maybe need to add a NAT rule on your router to let PPTP, L2TP or SSTP connections trough your router to you

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation

Handoko says:
February 27, 2011 at 6:54 pm

Hi Thomas,

I would like to configure IPSec VPN server in Window 2008 R2. I have 50 mobile phones that are using internet (VPN) to

Secure Entry client for mobile vpn client software. Do i need to perform additional step out of the above step that you have ex
Additional, i use NLB for network load balancer.

Kindly help to advise.

Many Thanks in advance

Regards,

Handoko

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lam says:
May 6, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Do you have a HowTo for a medium environment or a network servers.

lam says:

May 6, 2011 at 10:43 pm

I want see/access all the network (Servers, PCs, Printers). Your HowTo is for a server connection only. Can you help me about

lam says:

May 8, 2011 at 12:06 am

I followed your steps but I cannot see the network or cannot ping a hostname, I can ping an IP address only. Why?

Thomas Maurer says:

May 16, 2011 at 10:53 am

Not at the moment but if I do it for a next time I will post it here.

tyza says:
May 22, 2011 at 7:13 pm

im wondering as how to port open / foward the gre 47 port ?

im having some trouble connecting from the client side to the vpn , ive added all the other ports into the serverside firewall

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Thomas Maurer says:

May 23, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Hi, in a lot of Firewalls this is called PPTP passthrough

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