L2TP Installation on Windows 8
The easiest way to connect on Windows 8 is our app - it handles everything automatically. Prefer to set up L2TP manually using Windows' built-in VPN client? This guide covers both.
Recommended: use the Le VPN app
For the best speed and security, use our new Windows app with Wireguard or Stealth Wireguard - it's faster and more secure than L2TP, with no manual network settings to configure. Download the app, sign in with your VPN credentials, pick a server, and click Connect.
Specifically need L2TP - a router, or a network that only allows it? It's still fully supported via our legacy Windows app or the manual setup below.
Manual L2TP Setup on Windows 8
Setting up L2TP/IPSec with Windows' built-in VPN client instead of the Le VPN app? Follow these steps.
1
Create a new connection
Right-click the network icon, choose Open Network and Sharing Center > Set up a new connection or network, then Connect to a workplace > Use my Internet connection (VPN).
2
Enter the server and enable the preshared key
Enter the server address as the internet address and give the connection a name. In Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings, open the connection's Properties > Security tab, set Type of VPN to L2TP/IPsec, click Advanced settings, and enable the preshared key.
3
Connect
Open the network flyout, select your new connection, click Connect, and enter your VPN username and password.
Once connected, confirm it worked by checking your IP address - it should show the VPN server's location, not your own. If it still shows your real IP, disconnect and reconnect.
Server address and preshared key
L2TP doesn't use configuration files - just a server address and a shared secret.
Use the hostname of the location you want to connect to, e.g. uk.zeropointer.net or fr.zeropointer.net (see the full server list), and set the preshared key to levpnsecret.
Quick recap
This guide sets up L2TP/IPSec on Windows 8 using the built-in VPN client, or the easier route of the Le VPN app (which can run the faster Wireguard or Stealth Wireguard). For manual setup you create a VPN connection, point it at a Le VPN server address, set the type to L2TP/IPsec under adapter settings, and enable the preshared key.
- Platform: Windows 8, using the L2TP/IPSec protocol via the built-in VPN client
- In Change adapter settings, open the connection's Properties > Security and set type to L2TP/IPsec
- Enable the preshared key
levpnsecretunder Advanced settings - Use a server hostname like
uk.zeropointer.net; L2TP needs no downloadable config files - For the best speed use Wireguard or Stealth Wireguard in the Le VPN app; one account covers up to 10 devices
Finding your VPN credentials
VPN connection credentials
Used to connect via the built-in Windows VPN client or the Le VPN app. Sent to your email when you activated your account - not the same as your client area login. Forgot them? Log into the client area and use the menu to view or reset your VPN password.
Client area login
The email and password you use to sign into le-vpn.com/clients to manage your subscription. Forgot it? Reset your client area password here.
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