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How to setup SSTP VPN on Windows 8?
How to setup SSTP VPN on Windows 8?
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Written by Steve M
Updated over a week ago

How to create native SSTP VPN connection on your Windows 8

In order to make your Windows 8 native SSTP VPN configuration to be an easy thing to do we made this Windows 8 SSTP VPN Setup Tutorial. Simply use it, follow step-by-step instructions and make each point done one after another. If you do so, you’ll get your native Windows 8 SSPT VPN connection created in no longer then 5 minutes. 

And what is more this SSTP VPN configuration guide can be used as a reference to configure SSTP VPN on your Windows 10 computer using any VPN provider. To do that you will need to use some setup data from your VPN provider, so before you start get ready your VPN provider servers’ address and VPN account’s authentication data (Login \ password). 

That’s it. SSTP VPN is good to use when you need to unblock websites in China.

SSTP VPN Setup guide

Open your Windows 8Network and Sharing Center from Control Panel

Click on Setup new connection or network

Click on Connect to a workplace and click Next

Choose to setup a VPN connection

In the Internet address, enter any one of the server mentioned under http://network.limevpn.com/

Click Close

Click on the monitor icon on the bottom right-hand corner

Right–click on the LimeVPN SSTP connection, and choose Properties from the menu

Under Security tab for Type of VPN select Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)

Almost done. Click again on the monitor icon on the bottom right-hand corner and find LimeVPN (SSTP) connection and click Connect

Type your LimeVPN username and password and click OK

Done, your Windows 8 now should be connected to the VPN server via SSTP protocol.

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