您是否需要在 Windows 7 笔记本电脑或台式电脑上创建VPN 连接？(VPN connection)您是否需要知道如何连接到VPN服务器并在不再需要使用它们时断开与它们的连接？那么您很幸运，因为本指南将提供您寻求的答案。让我们开始吧：
注意：(NOTE:)如果您不知道什么是VPN服务，请在继续之前阅读这篇文章：什么是VPN？它有什么作用？。
如何在Windows 7中创建新的(Windows 7)VPN 连接(VPN connection)
在连接到VPN 服务器(VPN server)之前，您首先需要创建到它的连接。在您这样做之前，请确保您有可用的互联网连接并且您知道VPN 服务器(VPN server)的地址（它是URL或IP 地址(IP address)），以及您需要使用的用户名和密码(username and password)登录它。获得这些详细信息后，打开控制面板(Control Panel)并单击“网络和 Internet”("Network and Internet") ，然后单击“网络和共享中心”("Network and Sharing Center")。如果您想了解有关网络和共享中心(Network and Sharing Center)以及其他打开方式的更多信息，请阅读本指南：什么是(Network and Sharing Center)Windows中的网络和共享中心？
进入网络和共享中心(Network and Sharing Center)后，单击“设置新连接或网络”("Set up a new connection or network")链接。
“设置连接或网络”(Set Up a Connection or Network")向导打开。单击“连接到工作场所”("Connect to a workplace")，然后单击下一步(Next)。
系统会询问您要如何连接。单击“使用我的 Internet 连接 (VPN)”("Use my Internet connection (VPN)")。
首先，在Internet 地址(Internet address)字段中输入您要连接的VPN 服务器的地址。(VPN server)该地址可以是像 vpn.digitalcitizen.life 这样的URL ，也可以是像104.40.211.35(vpn.digitalcitizen.life)这样的IP 地址(IP address)。然后，在目标名称(Destination name)字段中输入您的VPN 连接(VPN connection)的描述性名称。您还可以设置是否要允许其他人使用此VPN 连接(VPN connection)或是否要立即连接。然后，单击下一步(Next)。
现在要求您输入用于连接VPN 服务器的(VPN server)用户名和密码(username and password)。在相应的字段中键入它们并检查您是否希望 Windows 7 显示您在密码中键入的字符，以便您验证自己以及是否希望它记住您刚刚键入的密码。某些VPN 服务器(VPN server)可能会要求您输入域名(domain name)。如有必要，在适当的字段中键入它。公司VPN(VPN)连接可能需要此选项。输入必要的连接详细信息后，单击连接(Connect)。
如果您没有提及您现在不想连接，Windows 7 会自动与您输入的VPN 服务器(VPN server)建立连接并验证您的用户名和密码。该过程需要几秒钟。
如果一切顺利并且您正确输入了必要的连接详细信息，您将被告知您已连接到VPN 服务器(VPN server)。单击(Click) 关闭(Close)，您就完成了VPN 连接(VPN connection)的创建。
如何在Windows 7中连接到您的(Windows 7)VPN 服务器(VPN server)
现在您已经创建了VPN 连接(VPN connection)，您将想知道如何使用它并在每次需要时连接到VPN 服务器。(VPN server)连接到VPN服务首先需要您连接到互联网。
访问 Internet 后，在Windows 7 桌面(Desktop)上，单击右下角的网络图标(network icon)。如果您使用无线连接，此图标将是一个WiFi 图标；如果您使用有线连接，该图标将是一个(WiFi icon)有线图标(cable icon)。
接下来，在可用网络和连接列表中，单击要建立的VPN 连接。(VPN connection)然后，单击连接(Connect)按钮。
屏幕上会显示一个连接窗口(connection window)。根据您在本指南上一部分的说明中设置VPN 连接(VPN connection)的方式，您可能需要输入用户名和密码(username and password)。如果您已将Windows 7设置为记住这些连接详细信息，您所要做的就是单击连接(Connect)。
VPN 连接(VPN connection)在几秒钟内建立。
如何在Windows 7中断开与您的(Windows 7)VPN 服务器的连接(VPN server)
使用完VPN 连接(VPN connection)后，您可以轻松断开连接。单击(Click)桌面(Desktop)通知区域(notification area)中的网络图标(network icon)。它位于屏幕的右下角。然后，单击VPN 连接(VPN connection)，然后单击断开连接(Disconnect)。
不再使用VPN连接。(VPN connection)您可以随时重新连接。
结论
正如您在本指南中所见，在Windows 7中创建(Windows 7)VPN 连接(VPN connection)很容易。 首先(First)，您必须创建VPN 连接(VPN connection)，然后您可以随时建立连接。如果您对此主题有任何疑问或需要我们的帮助，请随时使用下面的评论表提问。
How to create and use VPN connections in Windows 7
Do you need to create a VPN connection on yoυr Windows 7 laptop or desktop computer? Do you need to know how to connect to VPN servers and disconnect from them when уou no longer need to υse them? Then you're in luck as this guide will offer the answers you seek. Let's get ѕtartеd:
NOTE: If you don't know what VPN services are, read this article before moving forward: What is VPN? What does it do?.
How to create a new VPN connection in Windows 7
Before connecting to a VPN server, you first need to create a connection to it. Before you do that, make sure that you have an internet connection available and that you know the address of the VPN server (it is either an URL or an IP address), as well as the username and password that you need to use in order to log into it. Once you have these details available, open the Control Panel and click "Network and Internet" followed by "Network and Sharing Center". If you want to learn more about the Network and Sharing Center and other ways of opening it, read this guide: What is the Network and Sharing Center in Windows?.
Once you are inside the Network and Sharing Center , click the link that says: "Set up a new connection or network".
The " Set Up a Connection or Network" wizard opens. Click "Connect to a workplace" and then Next.
You are asked how you want to connect. Click "Use my Internet connection (VPN)".
First, enter the address of the VPN server that you want to connect to, in the Internet address field. This address can be a either a URL like vpn.digitalcitizen.life or an IP address like 104.40.211.35. Then, type a descrip tive name for your VPN connection in the Destination name field. You can also set whether you want to allow other people to use this VPN connection or whether you want to connect now. Then, click Next.
You are now asked to enter the username and password for connecting to the VPN server. Type them in the appropriate fields and check whether you want Windows 7 to show the characters you typed in the password, so that you can verify yourself and whether you want it to remember the password you just typed. Some VPN servers may require you to enter a domain name. Type it in the appropriate field, if necessary. This option may be required for corporate VPN connections. When you are done entering the necessary connection details, click Connect.
If you did not mention that you don't want to connect now, Windows 7 automatically establishes a connection to the VPN server you entered and verifies your username and password. The process takes a couple of seconds.
If all went well and you entered the necessary connection details correctly, y ou are inf ormed that you are connected to the VPN server. Click Close and you are done creating the VPN connection.
How to connect to your VPN server in Windows 7
Now that you have created the VPN connection, you will want to know how to use it and connect to the VPN server every time you need that. Connecting to VPN services first requires you to be connected to the internet.
Once you have internet access, on the Windows 7 Desktop, click the network icon in the bottom right corner. This icon will be a WiFi icon if you are on a wireless connection or a cable icon if you are on wired connection.
Next, in the list of available networks and connections, click the VPN connection that you want to establish. Then, click the Connect button.
A connection window is shown on the screen. Depending on how you have set the VPN connection during the instructions from the previous section of this guide, you may be required to enter the username and password. If you have set Windows 7 to remember these connection details, all you have to do is click Connect.
The VPN connection is established in a couple of seconds.
How to disconnect from your VPN server in Windows 7
When you are done using your VPN connection, you can disconnect from it with ease. Click the network icon in the notification area of your Desktop. It is found in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Then, click the VPN connection and then Disconnect.
The VPN connection is no longer used. You can connect it to again, anytime you wish.
Conclusion
As you can see in this guide, creating VPN connections in Windows 7 is easy. First you have to create the VPN connection and then you can establish the connection anytime you want to. If you have any questions on this subject or you need our help, don't hesitate to ask using the comments form below.
