Chapter 4 Wizard Setup

 

Table 12 PPTP Encapsulation: Static (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Connection ID

Enter the connection ID or connection name in this field. It must follow the "c:id"

 

 

and "n:name" format. For example, C:12 or N:My ISP.

 

 

This field is optional and depends on the requirements of your DSL modem.

 

 

You can use alphanumeric and -_:characters, and it can be up to 31 characters

 

 

long. This field can be blank.

 

WAN IP Address

 

 

Assignments

 

 

 

 

 

WAN Interface

This displays the identity of the interface you configure to connect with your ISP.

 

 

 

 

Zone

This field displays to which security zone this interface and Internet connection

 

 

will belong.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

Enter your WAN IP address in this field.

 

 

 

 

DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice

 

versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a

 

computer before you can access it. The ZyWALL uses a system DNS server (in the order you specify

 

here) to resolve domain names for VPN, DDNS and the time server.

 

 

 

 

First DNS Server

Enter the DNS server's IP address(es) in the field(s) to the right.

 

Second DNS

Leave the field as 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do

 

Server

not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a machine in order

 

 

to access it.

 

 

 

 

Next

Click Next to continue.

 

 

 

4.3.9Step 2 Internet Access PPTP

"Enter the Internet access information exactly as given to you by your ISP.

4.3.9.1 ISP Parameters

Type the User Name given to you by your ISP. Type the Password associated with the user name.

Select Nailed-Upif you do not want the connection to time out. Otherwise, type the Idle Timeout in seconds that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.

4.3.9.2 PPTP Configuration

Base Interface: This is the identity of the Ethernet interface you configure to connect with a modem or router.

Type a Base IP Address (static) assigned to you by your ISP. Type the IP Subnet Mask assigned to you by your ISP (if given). Server IP: Type the IP address of the PPTP server.

Type a Connection ID or connection name. It must follow the “c:id” and “n:name” format. For example, C:12 or N:My ISP. This field is optional and depends on the requirements of your broadband modem or router.

 

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