Establishing a VPN or Dial-Up Connection
Making a remote network dial-up or VPN connection is no more difficult than connecting to the Internet.
Dial-Up Only: Check Your Current Location
If you’re making a dial-up connection and you’ve changed area codes or phone systems since the last time you made a modem connection, check your location setting by following these steps before dialing into the network:
1. At the Start screen, type modem, select Settings, and then select Set Up Dialing Rules.
2. Check your current location in the list of configured dialing locations on the Dialing Rules tab. Click New if you need to add a new location.
3. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Windows should now use the correct area code and dialing prefixes.
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