FortiGate-100 Installation and Configuration Guide Version 2.50 MR2

PPTP and L2TP VPN

You can use PPTP and L2TP to create a virtual private network (VPN) between a remote client PC running the Windows operating system and your internal network. Because they are is a Windows standards, PPTP and L2TP do not require third-party software on the client computer. So long as the Internet Service Provider supports PPTP and L2TP connections, you can create a secure connection by making relatively simple configuration changes to the client computer and the FortiGate unit.

This chapter provides an overview of how to configure FortiGate PPTP and L2TP VPN. For a complete description of FortiGate PPTP and L2TP, see the FortiGate VPN Guide.

This chapter describes:

Configuring PPTP

Configuring L2TP

Configuring PPTP

As its name suggests, PPTP involves the Point-to-Point protocol. PPTP packages data within PPP packets and then encapsulates the PPP packets within IP packets for transmission through a VPN tunnel.

Note: PPTP VPNs are only supported in NAT/Route mode.

This section describes:

Configuring the FortiGate unit as a PPTP gateway

Configuring a Windows 98 client for PPTP

Configuring a Windows 2000 client for PPTP

Configuring a Windows XP client for PPTP

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