50 MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager User Guide
PPP adapter MergePoint5224/5240_PPTP_VPN
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IP Address. . . . . . . . . . : 172.0.0.0.100
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The user then enters the PPTP IP address in a browser to bring up the Web Manager and enable
native IP access.
See Tasks for creating secure tunnels and obtaining native IP access on page 8 for more details.
The following procedures assume the following prerequisites:
• You are running Windows NT on your remote workstation. Use this procedure as an example if
configuring a PPTP VPN connection profile on another type of operating system.
• The MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance administrator has done all of the following:
• Authorized your MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance user account for PPTP access
• Provided you with the PPTP password if it is different from your MergePoint 5224/5240
appliance password
• Enabled the PPTP service
• Configured the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance for VPN PPTP connections
• Provided you with an IP address that was assigned while configuring VPN PPTP access
on the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance
To create a PPTP VPN connection profile on Windows:
1. Login in as an administrator on Windows NT.
2. From the start menu, select My Network Places --view network connections - Create a new
connection. The New Connection Wizard appears.
3. Click the Next button.
4. On the next dialog that appears, click the radio button next to Connect to the network at
my workplace.
5. Click the Next button.
6. On the next dialog that appears, click the radio button next to Virtual Private
Network connection.
7. Click the Next button.
8. On the next dialog that appears, enter a name for the connection.
9. Click the Next button.
10. If the Public Network dialog appears, click the radio button next to Do not dial the
initial connection.
11. Enter an IP address for the VPN Server Selection on the next dialog that appears.