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5-4 Administrator’s Handbook
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About PPTP Tunnels
To set up a PPTP tunnel, you create a Connection Profile including the IP address and other relevant information for the remote PPTP partner. You use the same procedure to initiate a PPTP tunnel that terminates at a remote PPTP server or to terminate a tunnel initiated by a remote PPTP client.
PPTP configuration
To set up the Router as a PPTP Network Server (PNS) capable of answering PPTP tunnel requests you must also configure the VPN Default Answer Profile. See "ATMP/PPTP Default Profile" on page
PPTP is a Datalink Encapsulation option in Connection Profiles. It is not an option in device or link configuration screens, as PPTP is not a native encapsulation. Consequently, the Easy Setup Profile does not offer PPTP datalink encapsulation. See the "Creating a New Connection Profile" on page
Channel 4 (and higher) events, such as connections and disconnections, reported in the WAN Event Histories are VPN tunnel events.
To define a PPTP tunnel, navigate to the Add Connection Profile menu from the Main Menu.
Main
Menu
WAN
Configuration
Add Connection
Profile
Add Connection | Profile |
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Profile Name: |
| Profile 2 |
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Profile Enabled: | + | ||
| + | ||
Encapsulation Type... | PPP | ||
Underlying Encapsulation... | ATMP | ||
| PPTP | ||
Encapsulation Options... | IPsec | ||
| L2TP | ||
| GRE | ||
IP Profile Parameters... | |||
Interface Group... |
| Primary |
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COMMIT | CANCEL |