ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

36.3 Configuring the PPTP Client

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

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.

Figure 287 Internet Access Setup (PPTP)

Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

ISP's Name= WAN_1

Encapsulation= PPTP

Service Type= N/A

My Login=

My Password= ********

Retype to Confirm= ********

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:

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

Table 201 New Fields in Menu 4 (PPTP) Screen

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Encapsulation

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

 

method influences your choices for the IP Address field.

Idle Timeout

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

 

automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.

36.4 Configuring the PPPoE Client

If you enable PPPoE in menu 4, you will see the next screen. For more information on PPPoE, please see Appendix F on page 702.

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