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Step Three: Choose "Connect to a workplace" and click next.

 

 

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Step Four: Enter the server address of the location you would like to connect to in the "Internet address" field. Server addresses is 74.218.14.229   Enter a descriptive name for the connection in the "Destination name" field, Neola VPN - Step 1. The name given here will be how the connection is recognized throughout Windows 10. Now click on "Create".

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Internet address: 74.218.14.229

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Step Five: You should now be returned to the "Network and Sharing Center" main window. Click on "Change adapter settings" in the left menu.

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Step Six: Locate the newly created VPN connection and right click it. Now click on "Properties".

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Step Seven: Click on the "Security" tab. Now click on the "Type of VPN" drop down menu and choose "Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)". Now click OK.

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Step Eight: Now return to your Desktop screen. Click on the "Network" icon in the system tray next to the clock.

 

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Step Nine: Once the "Network and Internet" window opens click on VPN. You should now see the newly created Neola VPN – Step 1 connection. Click on it choose "Connect".

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Step Ten: Enter your username and password. Click OK after entering your credentials.

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 Accessing the Windows Control Panel in Windows 10

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Last and perhaps the easiest way, right-click on what was formerly known as the Start button in the bottom left corner (now a hot corner), which allows you to switch between the Desktop and Start Screen. Right clicking brings up a context menu with wide array of options. The Control Panel is the fifth from the bottom.

 

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