Configuring your Windows Mobile 5 or 6 to use the My Expat Network VPN service

Ok lets get you up and running. Before you know it you'll be watching your favourite UK TV shows, unblocking Facebook to catchup with friends and family, safe in the knowledge that you have secure internet access to our British servers.

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Where it states pp-username and paypalpassword use the Paypal generated username and password that was given to you during your subscription sign up for the My-Expat-Network service.

Step One

To create the L2TP connection, navigate to Start -> Settings
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Step Two

Then choose Connections
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Step Three

In the Connections options select Add a new VPN server connection
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Step Four

In the next window enter the following information:

Name: MyExpatUK
Host name/IP: www.my-expat-network.co.uk

And ensure that VPN Type is selected as IPSec/L2TP

Then click Next
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Step Five

In the next window select the option for A pre-shared key

Enter the word: poikilo

Then click Next
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Step Six

In the next window fill out the fields with the following information:

User name: pp-username

Password: paypalpassword

Leave the Domain field empty.

Then click Advanced...
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Step Seven

In both the TCP/IP tab and the Servers tab ensure that the options selected for both are: Use server-assigned IP address

Once you've checked, then click ok and on the next screen click Finish
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To Connect

The VPN service the connection can be started manually, from Start -> Settings-> Connections -> Connections-> Edit my vpn servers.

Tap and hold the MyExpatUK connection to bring up a Connect option.
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You should see a Connection bubble appear linked to the back and forth arrows at the top of your screen.
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To Disconnect

Select the arrows on the top bar to manage connectivity.

In the window that pops up click on Disconnect
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