Establish Network Connections

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 7

Windows automatically installs and configures local area network (LAN) adapters; however there are several other ways to connect to other networks. Windows supports direct LAN connections and WLAN connections as well as connections that are started only when required, such as connections to remote networks using VPN, dial-up, or Broadband connections.

Before you can connect to a network, you must provide the required information for Windows to successfully communicate and authenticate with the access server that provides the access to the network.

To complete this task, you can perform the following procedures:

• Create a Local Area Network (LAN) connection

• Connect to a network

• Create a wireless network connection

• Create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection

• Create a dial-up or ISDN connection

See Also

Concepts

Administer Network and Sharing Center
Manage Network Connections