2.4 PPTP

Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

Parameter

Description

Obtain an IP address

The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before

Automatically

connecting to the PPTP server.

Use the following IP

The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the PPTP

Address

server.

IP address

This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a

 

PPTP connection.

Subnet Mask

Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0)

Default Gateway

Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway.

User ID

Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP

 

connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID.

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