RAS server setup

Note: Windows XP Professional allows you to set up an incoming connection that can accept up to three incoming calls. To do so, start the ‘New Connection Wizard’ and select ‘Set up an advanced connection > Accept incoming connections’. Since Windows XP Professional does not allow to set up a RAS server for a large number of incoming connections, the following description only refers to the Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 operating system.

The Remote Access application enables you to configure and control the RAS server.

Your computer is automatically launched as server when Windows 2000 Server starts but you still need to configure and enable remote access.

To configure remote access under Windows 2000 and Windows XP see To configure and enable remote access under Windows 2000 and Windows XP: below.

To configure remote access under Windows Server 2003 see To configure and enable remote access under Windows Server 2003: on page 52.

To configure and enable remote access under Windows 2000 and Windows XP:

1.Click ‘Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Routing and Remote Access’.

2.In the ‘Routing and Remote Access’ window, right-click the entry for your computer and select ‘Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access’.

3.In the ‘Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard’, click ‘Next’.

4.In the displayed dialog box, select ‘Remote access server’.

Click ‘Next’.

Dial-Up Networking and RAS Administration

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