Allow Remote Users to Access Your Network in
Windows 2000
IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
How to Configure Routing and
Remote Access Service in Windows 2000
Enabling the Routing and
Remote Access Service
Enabling Windows 2000 Routing
and Remote Access Service to Allow Dial-up Connections or VPN Connections
Allowing Access and Policies
Troubleshooting
SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to configure
Windows 2000 to allow remote users to connect to your network, including
how to allow dial-up connectivity through a modem and a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) connection.
The following scenarios are examples of how the client computer connects
to a Windows 2000 remote access server:
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Client computer <--> Windows server (Dial-up connection)
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Client computer <--> Internet (ISP) <--> Windows 2000
server (VPN connection)
These scenarios assume the following configurations:
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For dial-up capability, the modems are configured on the
server.
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For VPN capability, the server has two network cards.
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For VPN capability, Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
is used for the VPN tunnel.
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For VPN capability, the server has a direct connection to
the Internet, and is not behind any firewall or proxy servers, or is not
running any program that provides these functions.
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No routing protocols are configured, such as Routing
Information Protocol (RIP) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing
protocols.
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Enabling the Routing and Remote Access Service
In
Windows 2000, the Routing and Remote Access Service is installed by
default. Microsoft recommends that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
(SP2).
Enabling Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access Service to Allow Dial-up
Connections or VPN Connections
1.
Click Start, click Programs, click
Administrative Tools, and then click Routing and Remote Access.
2.
From the Routing and Remote Access Service Administrator
program, click the server name, click the Action menu, and then
click Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access.
3.
In the Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard, click
Next.
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4.
Click Remote access server, and then click Next.
5.
On the Remote Clients Protocols page, make sure that the
protocols that the remote clients use to connect to the server are listed
in the Protocols box, and then click Next.
NOTE: The default setting is TCP/IP with the Yes, all of the
required protocols are on this list option selected.
6.
On the Network Selection page, click the network adapter
that corresponds with your local area network (LAN), and then click
Next.
NOTE: If your server has two network adapters (one for the LAN and
the other for a direct Internet connection), make sure that you click the
network card for your LAN.
7.
On the IP Address Assignment page, click Automatically
if your network has a DHCP server available. If not, click From a
specified range of addresses, configure a range of available Internet
protocol (IP) addresses for clients, and then click Next.
8.
On the Managing Multiple Remote Access Servers page, click
No, I don't want to setup this server to use RADIUS now, and then
click Next.
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9.
On the Completing the Routing and Remote Access Server
Setup Wizard page, click Finish.
Allowing Access and Policies
To allow users to connect, you must give them the
permissions to do so. After you enable the Routing and Remote Access
Service, you must allow users to connect. To allow the server to accept
remote access clients:
1.
Click Start, click Programs, click
Administrative Tools, and then click Routing and Remote Access.
2.
Click Remote Access Policies. If you do not see this
listing, click on the plus sign (+) next to the server icon to expand the
sub tree for your server.
3.
In the right pane, right-click Allow access if dial-in
permission enabled, and then click Properties.
4.
Click Grant remote access permission, and then click
OK.
5.
Close Routing and Remote Access.
In addition to this procedure, you must give the user
account permission for dial-up access in the user account properties.
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Troubleshooting
Number of Connections
The number of dial-up modem connections is dependent on the
number of modems that are installed on the server. If you have only one
modem installed on the server, you can only have one modem connection at a
time.
The number of dial-up VPN connections is dependent on the number of
simultaneous users that you want to allow. By default, when you run the
procedure described in this article, you allow five connections. To allow
more connections:
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1.
Click Start, click Programs, click
Administrative Tools, and then click Routing and Remote Access.
2.
Right-click
Ports,
and then click Properties. If you do not see this listing, click on
the plus sign (+) next to the server icon to expand the sub tree for your
server.
3.
In the Ports properties, click WAN Miniport (PPTP),
and then click Configure.
4.
In the Maximum ports box, type the number of VPN
connections that you want to allow.
5.
Click OK, click OK, and then close Routing
and Remote Access.
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
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