ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

The ZyWALL supports only one PPTP server connection at any given time.

9.3.1Configuring the PPTP Client

To configure a PPTP client, you must configure the My Login and Password fields for a PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection.

After configuring My Login and Password for PPP connection, press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] in the Encapsulation field in Menu 4 -Internet Access Setup to choose PPTP as your encapsulation option. This brings up the following screen.

Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

ISP's Name= ChangeMe

Encapsulation= PPTP

Service Type= N/A

My Login= username

My Password= ******

Idle Timeout= 100

IP Address Assignment= Dynamic

IP Address= N/A

IP Subnet Mask= N/A

Gateway IP Address=N/A

Network Address Translation= SUA Only

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 9-2 Internet Access Setup (PPTP)

The following table contains instructions about the new fields when you choose PPTP in the Encapsulation field in menu 4.

Table 9-2 New Fields in Menu 4 (PPTP) Screen

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

Encapsulation

Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose PPTP. The

PPTP

 

encapsulation method influences your choices for the IP Address field.

 

Idle Timeout

This value specifies the time, in seconds, that elapses before the

100

 

ZyWALL automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.

(default)

9.4PPPoE Encapsulation

The ZyWALL supports PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF Draft standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) connection. The PPPoE option is for a dial-up connection using PPPoE.

Internet Access

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