

Right-click on your newly created connection and this will bring up another menu.

This will open a new window titled Network Connections.

Under Related settings click on the Change adapter options choice. When you are done entering all your information, click on the Save button to save your new VPN connection. If you desire, you can enter your VPN username and password in the appropriate fields and check the Remember my sign-in info and then you will not be asked for this information every time you activate your VPN connection. You may need to scroll down in the VPN configuration window to see the rest of the options, depending on the size of your Settings window. Step 4: Enter username and password (optional) Click the Type of sign-in info drop down menu and select User name and password.Click the VPN type drop down menu and select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec).Your VPN provider should have a list of their servers available on their website. Click the Server name or address box and enter a FQDN or IP address for your VPN server.Click on the Connection name box and enter a name for your connection.Left-click the VPN provider drop down menu and select Windows (built-in).L2TP/IPsec Windows 10 setup Step 1: Open Network settingsĬlick on the Network icon on the taskbar and then click on Network settings.Ĭlick on the VPN option and then click on the Add a VPN connection. The following tutorial with plenty of screenshots will show you how to set up a L2TP/IPsec VPN on Windows 10 using the built-in capabilities of the operating system. Depending on your provider’s software they can be a little trickier to set up as you need to manually enter in your VPN configuration. Using a built-in protocol can be a good choice as you do not have to install any extra applications or worry if they are written securely and bug free. L2TP/IPsec is a popular VPN protocol built-in to most modern platforms including Microsoft Windows 10.
