ZyWALL 10/50 Internet Security Gateway

The ZyWALL 10/50 supports one PPTP server connection at any given time.

6.1.3 Configuring 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] 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=

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 6-2 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 6-2 New Fields in Menu 4 (PPTP) screen

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

Encapsulation

Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose

PPTP

 

PPTP. The encapsulation method influences your choices for

 

 

IP Address.

 

Idle Timeout

This value specifies the time in seconds that elapses before

100

 

the ZyWALL automatically disconnects from the PPTP

(default)

 

server.

 

6.1.4 PPPoE 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 (i.e. xDSL, cable, wireless, etc.) connection.

Internet Access

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