How can I connect to a Checkpoint VPN using specific credentials, using Windows 8.1?












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When I upgraded to Windows 8.1, the computability advisor told my that my Checkpoint Secure client would be incompatible, and promptly removed it.



I understand that it is possible to connect to Checkpoint via the VPN client built in with Windows 8.1. I've created a VPN connection, and told it to authenticate with user/password, but Windows doesn't actually give me a prompt to supply my username nor password - how can I tell it what to use?










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    When I upgraded to Windows 8.1, the computability advisor told my that my Checkpoint Secure client would be incompatible, and promptly removed it.



    I understand that it is possible to connect to Checkpoint via the VPN client built in with Windows 8.1. I've created a VPN connection, and told it to authenticate with user/password, but Windows doesn't actually give me a prompt to supply my username nor password - how can I tell it what to use?










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      When I upgraded to Windows 8.1, the computability advisor told my that my Checkpoint Secure client would be incompatible, and promptly removed it.



      I understand that it is possible to connect to Checkpoint via the VPN client built in with Windows 8.1. I've created a VPN connection, and told it to authenticate with user/password, but Windows doesn't actually give me a prompt to supply my username nor password - how can I tell it what to use?










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      When I upgraded to Windows 8.1, the computability advisor told my that my Checkpoint Secure client would be incompatible, and promptly removed it.



      I understand that it is possible to connect to Checkpoint via the VPN client built in with Windows 8.1. I've created a VPN connection, and told it to authenticate with user/password, but Windows doesn't actually give me a prompt to supply my username nor password - how can I tell it what to use?







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          You can setup the username and password during the VPN creation.



          while at the start screen start typing VPN - it will show an icon for managing VPN connections - click on that and you will see dialog below and allows you to enter the username and password



          enter image description here



          I noticed that for CheckPoint the username is grayed out there but if I try to connect, I am am prompted for the credentials at the connection time:



          enter image description here






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          • For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

            – Rowland Shaw
            Mar 18 '14 at 19:24











          • Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

            – TomEus
            Mar 19 '14 at 22:22











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          You can setup the username and password during the VPN creation.



          while at the start screen start typing VPN - it will show an icon for managing VPN connections - click on that and you will see dialog below and allows you to enter the username and password



          enter image description here



          I noticed that for CheckPoint the username is grayed out there but if I try to connect, I am am prompted for the credentials at the connection time:



          enter image description here






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          • For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

            – Rowland Shaw
            Mar 18 '14 at 19:24











          • Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

            – TomEus
            Mar 19 '14 at 22:22
















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          You can setup the username and password during the VPN creation.



          while at the start screen start typing VPN - it will show an icon for managing VPN connections - click on that and you will see dialog below and allows you to enter the username and password



          enter image description here



          I noticed that for CheckPoint the username is grayed out there but if I try to connect, I am am prompted for the credentials at the connection time:



          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer
























          • For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

            – Rowland Shaw
            Mar 18 '14 at 19:24











          • Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

            – TomEus
            Mar 19 '14 at 22:22














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          You can setup the username and password during the VPN creation.



          while at the start screen start typing VPN - it will show an icon for managing VPN connections - click on that and you will see dialog below and allows you to enter the username and password



          enter image description here



          I noticed that for CheckPoint the username is grayed out there but if I try to connect, I am am prompted for the credentials at the connection time:



          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer













          You can setup the username and password during the VPN creation.



          while at the start screen start typing VPN - it will show an icon for managing VPN connections - click on that and you will see dialog below and allows you to enter the username and password



          enter image description here



          I noticed that for CheckPoint the username is grayed out there but if I try to connect, I am am prompted for the credentials at the connection time:



          enter image description here







          share|improve this answer












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          answered Mar 18 '14 at 17:44









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          • For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

            – Rowland Shaw
            Mar 18 '14 at 19:24











          • Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

            – TomEus
            Mar 19 '14 at 22:22



















          • For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

            – Rowland Shaw
            Mar 18 '14 at 19:24











          • Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

            – TomEus
            Mar 19 '14 at 22:22

















          For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

          – Rowland Shaw
          Mar 18 '14 at 19:24





          For me, I'm not prompted for the user name/credentials; instead it goes straight to "Verifying your credentials" and then fails with "Failed to communicate with server"

          – Rowland Shaw
          Mar 18 '14 at 19:24













          Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

          – TomEus
          Mar 19 '14 at 22:22





          Hmm, it almost sounds like it is trying to use the user you are logged on with. It might be a server side settings but I can't help with that as I don't have control over the VPN box.

          – TomEus
          Mar 19 '14 at 22:22


















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