Black Box LES114BA, LES1332A  Click Apply Settings Add a Pptp user, Set up a remote Pptp client

Models: LES1116A LES110BA LES1308A LES1348A LES144BA Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers LES114BA LES1432A LES1332A LES1316A LES1416A LES1208A-R2 LES1132A LES1216A-R2 LES1232A LES1248A-R2 LES1408A

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Enable Verbose Logging to assist in debugging connection problems

Click Apply Settings

4.11.2 Add a PPTP user

Select Users & Groups on the Serial & Networks menu and complete the fields as covered in section 4.2.

Ensure the pptpd Group has been checked, to allow access to the PPTP VPN server. Note - users in this group will have their password stored in clear text.

Keep note of the username and password for when you need to connect to the VPN connection

Click Apply

4.11.3 Set up a remote PPTP client

Ensure the remote VPN client PC has Internet connectivity. To create a VPN connection across the Internet, you must set up two networking connections. One connection is for the ISP, and the other connection is for the VPN tunnel to the console server.

Note: This procedure sets up a PPTP client in the Windows 7 Professional operating system. The steps may vary slightly depending on your network access or if you are using an alternate version of Windows. More detailed instructions are available from the Microsoft web site.

Login to your Windows client with administrator privileges

From the Network & Sharing Center on the Control Panel select Network Connections and create a new connection

Select Use My Internet Connection (VPN) and enter the IP Address of the console server

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Black Box LES114BA, LES1332A, LES1408A, LES144BA  Click Apply Settings Add a Pptp user, Set up a remote Pptp client