Operation and Status

Connection Status - PPTP

If using PPTP (Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol), a screen like the following example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is clicked.

Figure 29: PPTP Status Screen

Data - PPTP Screen

Connection

Physical Ad-

The hardware address of this device, as seen by remote de-

dress

vices on the Internet. (This is different to the hardware address

 

seen by devices on the local LAN.)

IP Address

The IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet users. This

 

address is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

PPTP Status

This indicates whether or not the connection is currently estab-

 

lished.

 

∙ If the connection does not exist, the "Connect" button can

 

be used to establish a connection.

 

∙ If the connection currently exists, the "Disconnect" button

 

can be used to break the connection.

 

 

Connection Log

 

Connection Log

∙ The Connection Log shows status messages relating to the

 

existing connection.

 

∙ The "Clear Log" button will restart the Log, while the Re-

 

fresh button will update the messages shown on screen.

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