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Showing posts with label Windows 8 RT PPTP VPN Setup Instructions for HMA! Pro VPN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows 8 RT PPTP VPN Setup Instructions for HMA! Pro VPN. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Windows 8 RT PPTP VPN Setup Instructions for HMA! Pro VPN


How to Configure
1. Access the "Settings search" by pressing the Windows Key (the second key to the left of the spacebar)
and the W key at the same time.
2. Type "VPN" into the Settings search field.




3. Click or Tap the option "Set up a virtual private network (VPN) connection".




4. Enter the IP address of our VPN server in the "Internet address" field.
To locate the IP address of the servers please login to https://vpn.hidemyass.com
and then navigate to the "PPTP servers" tab (located on the left):


5. When correctly enterd server IP and chosen a destination name (e.g. HMA PPTP),
check "Remember my credentials" and click on "Create".



How to Connect
1. Access the Settings Menu by pressing the Windows Key (the second key to the left of the Space Bar) and the "i" key at the same time.


2. Click or Tap the Network Connections icon (signal bars).


3. Click or tap "HMA PPTP" under Connections.



4. Tap "Connect".


5. Enter your HMA! Username and PPTP Password (it is not the same as your account password!
Get your PPTP password from the "PPTP servers" tab in the VPN control panel at https://vpn.hidemyass.com)


6. Click "OK".


7. You will now connect. Once it shows "Connected",
you can verify your IP and location at e.g. http://geoip.hidemyass.com