VanishedVPN

PPTP VPN setup guide - Windows 7:

Before you start, ensure that you are not connected to another VPN already, and that you do not have any other unblocking solutions (such as Hola) installed on your machine.

If you have a Hola extension on your browser you need to remove it (it will still be active even if its disabled). 

From the lower left corner, click the Windows key, type VPN and click on the “Set up a virtual private network (VPN) connection.”

On the next page fill the fields with the following settings:

“Destination Name” – Give a memorable name to this connection. For example name it “Vanished VPN - USA”.

“Internet address” – Copy & paste the Server name you want to connect to from the list below.

Click “Don’t connect now; just set it up so I can connect later,” and click “Next.”

In the “User name” and “Password” fields, copy & paste the Username and Password from your welcome email.

Note: These are likely to be different from your Vanish VPN Account Login and are case sensitive.

Tick “Remember this password,” check all selected data and press “Create.” 

Click “Close” in the bottom right hand corner of the next window.

Note: Don’t click “Connect Now” at this stage.

Now click the network icon in your System Tray to bring up a list which should display your new Vanish VPN connection.

Now right click (or double click) your new VPN connection name and click “Connect.”

Click the “Properties” button.

Click the “Security” tab.

· Change the “Type of VPN” to “Point to Point Tunneling Protocol.”

· Change the “Data encryption” to “Option encryption.”

· Select “Allow these protocols” and the check “Microsoft CHAP version 2.”

· Click “OK.” Now your VPN connection is created.

Click “Connect.”

You can click the network icon on your system tray to confirm that the connection is active.

You can connect and disconnect from here as you require by clicking on it from the list to drop down the “Connect” or “Disconnect” buttons.

Once you’ve completed these steps, you should be able to connect to the VPN and see content from the location you have connected to.

(IE, you should see the US Netflix catalogue if you are connected to the USA VPN Server.)

You can setup multiple VPN clients on your computer, and switch between them.

The table below shows the different servers and what they are used for.

You can use either VPN type on each server. Full channel listings are available here.

To start, we suggest that you choose the server that you will use the most, and configure it on a single device to check that it works.

If you have issues, please read the common setup issues .