Windows 8 PPTP VPN Setup Tutorial, SirVPN


  1. From the network icon from the taskbar click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” (1) or you can also click on “Network and Sharing center” from the “Control Panel” section.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 1

  2. Then click on “Set up a new connection or network” (2).

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 2

  3. Choose “Connect to a workplace” (3), then click “Next” (4).

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 3

  4. After that select “Use my Internet Connection (VPN)” (5).

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 4

  5. Click on “Internet Address” field (6) and type the IP address of the SirVPN server you want to connect to.

    To find the entire list of all available servers, sign in to your account on our website, go to “Setup” -> “VPN Servers“. If you don’t have a SirVPN account, you can try our services.

    Type SirVPN (L2TP) in the “Destination name” (7) filed. Click on “Create” (8).

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 5

  6. Then click on the monitor icon (9) which is located on the lower right corner of the desktop.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 6

  7. Right–click on the “SirVPN (L2TP)” connection (10), then select “Properties” (11) from the menu.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 7

  8. Choose “Security” tab (12) and for “Type of VPN” choose “Layer 2 Tunneling
    Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPsec)” (13). Then click on “Advanced Settings” (14).

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 8

  9. Enter the preshared key: “123” (15) then click “OK” (16) for both windows.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 9

  10. Now click again on the monitor icon which is located on the lower right corner of your desktop, and click “Connect” (17) to “SirVPN(L2TP)”.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 10

  11. In the username (18) and password (19) fields type your VPN username and password, then click “OK” (20).

    Assure you use your VPN username and password, NOT the website account credentials. To find your VPN username and password, sign in to your account on our website, go to “Setup” -> “VPN Username & Password“. If you don’t have a SirVPN account, you can try our services.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 11

  12. Once you will see “Connected” next to “SirVPN (L2TP)” (21) this will mean that your connection has been created.

    How to set up L2TP on Windows 8: Step 12