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tugberk
Asked: 2011-08-30 23:05:04 +0800 CST

Setting up a VPN for my company so that a remote worker can connect through the office IP

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We will have a windows server 2008 r2 in our company. We have some apps which needs to be used only from our office IP. So, I would like to set up a VPN so that a remote worker can connect the internet with the office IP.

A friend of mine just showed me that his company is doing the same thing. He uses a program which enables him to connect the VPN with it.

I have no idea how I can archive this so a head start would be nice for the following questions;

  • we reserved a static IP address for our company from the network provider in Turkey. So, how can I make it static on my server?
  • How can I set a VPN host on my windows server 2008 r2?
  • what does client need in order to access the VPN?
windows windows-server-2008 vpn networking windows-server-2008-r2

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    • You'll need to get traffic from the VPN service's port on your external IP to the VPN service running on your 2008 Server, most likely using NAT of some kind I assume you've got a firewall or router or something of the kind connecting you to the Internet; this is where it should happen.

    • There are any number of VPN services available for Server '08; which one is best should probably be another discussion, but there's a series of articles on Microsoft's remote access server at http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/configuring-windows-server-2008-remote-access-ssl-vpn-server-part1.html.

    • The client will need client software of some kind; Microsoft's own clients are mentioned in the linked-to article above.

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