{"id":1494,"date":"2018-11-16T11:51:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T11:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.RiptideHosting.com\/blog\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2020-04-22T20:37:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:37:06","slug":"windows-server-2016-vpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.RiptideHosting.com\/blog\/windows-server-2016-vpn\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Server 2016 VPN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update:\u00a0 See link here for Setting up the VPN Role on Server 2019- http:\/\/www.riptidehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-vpn-server-on-windows-server-2019\/<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Windows Server 2016 VPN <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Using a VPN with RDP is more secure because it provides two steps to access your network.\u00a0 You could require clients to connect with a VPN first before being able to RDP to the server.\u00a0 Unless you are using our Dedicated Server Hosting offering where you can have a hardware vpn device, you will need to install a software VPN on the server.\u00a0 One option is using the free built-in Windows VPN role service. Other software VPN options available have been Hamachi (acquired by LogMeIn), Zerotier which provides software defined networking capabilities, and other options.<\/p>\n

WINDOWS SERVER BUILT-IN VPN ROLE:<\/p>\n

If you are interested in setting up the built-in VPN role on Windows Server 2016 and then limiting RDP access to private IPs after VPN is connected, contact Riptide Hosting for a post we wrote on how to set this up.\u00a0 PPTP VPN using Windows Authentication is password based so strong\/complex passwords are still very important. Other VPN protocols, certificate authentication, may provide stronger security depending on your needs and environment.\u00a0 You can use the built-in Windows VPN to setup a L2TP VPN with preshared keys too.<\/p>\n

General steps to install the (free) built-in VPN role on Windows Server 2016:<\/p>\n