D-Link DI-624S manual Home WAN Others L2TP, L2PT Account, L2PT Password

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Home > WAN > Others > L2TP

Some ISPs may require the user to uplink using the Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT) method. L2PT is a VPN protocol that will ensure a direct connection to the server using an authentication process that guarantees the data originated from the claimed sender and was not damaged or altered in transit. Once connected to the VPN tunnel, it seems to the user that the client computer is directly connected to the internal network. To set up your L2PT connection, enter the following data that was provided to you by your ISP.

L2PT	Choose between Dynamic and Static IP. Using Dynamic IP, the
	router will set your basic IP parameters, such as the IP Address,
	Subnet Mask and Gateway. For Static IP, this information must be set
	manually by the user.
IP Address	The IP address that will be assigned to your router for this connection,
	as stated by your ISP. Dynamic IP requires no input here.
Subnet Mask	The IP address of the corresponding Subnet Mask, as stated to you by
	your ISP. Dynamic IP requires no input here.
Gateway	The IP address of the gateway device, as stated to you by your ISP.
	Dynamic IP requires no input here.
Server IP	The IP address of your ISP’s server computer, as stated to you by your
	ISP.
L2PT Account	The account name of the L2PT account that has been assigned to you
	by your ISP.
L2PT Password	The password of the L2PT account that was supplied to you by your
	ISP.

L2PT Retype Password Retype the password that was entered in the L2PT field. Ensure that

	these two passwords are identical or an error will occur.
Maximum Idle Time	A value of 0 means the PPP connection will remain connected. If your
	network account is billed according to the amount of time the Router is
	actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle Time value
	(in seconds). This will disconnect the Router after the WAN connection
	has been idle for the amount of time specified. The default value = 5.
MTU	Enter an MTU value only if required by your ISP. Otherwise, leave it at
	the default setting.
Connect Mode	If Connect-on-demand is selected, will allow the router to connect
	any workstation on your LAN to the Internet upon request. If
	Always-on, no request from the workstation will be needed to connect
	to the Internet. If Manual is selected, the workstation on the LAN must
	manually connect to the Internet through this router.

23