RE: Installing enterprise cert on remote workstation

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Hi Mike,

Thanks for your posting!

The Windows Server 2003 family supports two authentication methods for
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol over Internet Protocol security
(L2TP/IPSec)-based VPN connections: computer certificates, also known as
machine certificates, and preshared keys.
If you choose the computer certificate authentication method, you must
install a certificate in the local computer certificate store on the VPN
client and VPN server computer. To do so, please refer to the following
article:

Install an enterprise root certification authority
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Serve
rHelp/4ffc15cf-f42f-43db-8eb9-fcd8c3102d62.mspx

Then you will be able to create a computer certificate for the VPN server,
to do so, please visit following MS web site for detail information:

Computer certificates for L2TP/IPSec VPN connections
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Serve
rHelp/222d5646-4e81-4efb-af6e-616e9cd3f7db.mspx

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know.
It's my pleasure to be of assistance.

Best regards,

Jerry Zhao (MSFT)

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