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How to join a Vista to a
domain over VPN
Step 1: Create a VPN connection
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1. Log on as a local administrator.
2. Right click the network icon in the system tray and select "Connect to a
network".
3. Click "Set up a connection or network", select "Connect to a workplace"
and click Next.
4. Click "Use my Internet connection (VPN)" and make sure the option "Allow
other people to use this connection" is checked.
5. Fill in the other information required to create the VPN connection.
Step 2: Join the Vista computer to your domain
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1. Establish the VPN connection.
2. Click Start, type sysdm.cpl in the Start Search box and press Enter.
3. On Computer Name tab, click Change.
4. Select Domain, specify the FQDN of your domain and click OK.
After it successfully joins the domain, restart the computer.
Step 3: Log on VPN automatically
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1. After the computer restarts, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to display the
logon screen.
2. Click "Switch User". A blue button will appear near the lower-right
corner, just to the left of the red "Shut Down" button. When you put mouse
on it, Network logon appears.
3. Click the blue button. If you have more than one network configurations,
then all of them will appear here as buttons that can be clicked, in which
case you click the one you created above.
4. If prompted, type the username and password for the VPN connection and
click the round blue button to connect.
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