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Follow these steps to configure a GPO that will automatically create a VPN connection profile on your remote client computers:

Inside the Group Policy Management Console, right-click on your new GPO that will be used for this task and click on Edit...
Navigate to User Configuration | Preferences | Control Panel Settings
Right-click on Network Options and choose New | VPN Connection:

Input something in the Connection name field for this new VPN connection; this name will be displayed on client computers and the public IP Address field that client computers will need to connect to while working remotely. Depending on the needs ...

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