First you must configure Windows Small Business Server 2003 to function as a VPN server, which you can do by running the Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard. Once you have done that, you can modify the properites for a user's account to allow the user to connect using a VPN client on his or her computer. To do so, take the following steps:

1. Click on Start
2. Click on Administrative Tools
3. Click on Server Management
4. Click on Users
5. Right-click on a username and select Properties
6. Click on the Dial-in tab
7. Click on Allow access
8. Click on OK
9. Click on File then Exit to exit Server Management

If the user doesn't have permission for VPN access, the user will see a window appear with the following error message when he or she attempts to establish a VPN connection:

Verifying username and password...

Error 649: The account does not have permission to dial in.

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