SubscribeVista: Enable NAP on VPN Connection
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Vista Tips |How to enable NAP or Network Access Protection on a VPN connection in Windows Vista.
Network Access Protection (NAP) allows administrators to ensure ongoing compliance with health policies.
To enforce NAP on a VPN connection, perform the following steps:
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
2. In the Services Console, double-click on Network Access Protection Agent.
3. Change the Startup type to Automatic and click OK.
4. Select Start > Run and type napclcfg.msc and press Enter. Click Continue on the UAC prompt.
5. Left click on Enforcement Clients and under Details right-click Remote Access Quarantine Enforcement
Client and select Enable.
6. Restart windows.
7. Once restarted, bring up the Properties of the VPN connection and go to the Security tab. Select Advanced (custom settings) and then click on Settings.
8. In the Advanced Security Settings screen change the Logon security to Use Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and select Protected EAP (PEAP)
(encryption enabled).
9. Click Properties. In the Protected EAP Properties screen, under Select Authentication Method:, check the Enable Quarantine checkbox.
NAP health policy enforcement is now enabled for this VPN connection.
by Iain, on February 17 2008 @ 7:32 am
This advice was excellent, it was easy to follow and when I followed the simple steps it has worked a treat my laptop running on Vista is now able to connect to the web through my mobile phone using it’s NAP service, Thank you for a very helpful article.
by gerard, on June 9 2008 @ 7:46 pm
where do i find this option at?
7. Once restarted, bring up the Properties of the VPN connection and go to the Security tab. Select Advanced (custom settings) and then click on Settings.