VSG-1200 User’s Guide

Figure 145 SMT: WAN Configuration: PPTP

WAN Type? (D/S/P/T)

WAN Configuration

:T

Local IP Address

:

Local Subnet Mask

:

Gateway IP Address

:

Server IP Address

:

Username

:

Password

:

Connect Setting? (C/K)

:C

Max idle Time(Min)

:10

Optional Setting

:

Connection ID/Name

PPP MTU Setting

:1460

TCP MSS setting

:1400

 

 

The following table describes the PPTP-related fields in this menu.

Table 71 SMT: WAN Configuration: PPTP

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

WAN Type? (D/S/

Enter T to enable PPTP support.

P/T)

 

Local IP Address

Enter the (static) IP address assigned to you by your ISP for the WAN interface.

 

 

Local Subnet

Enter the subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP (if given) for the WAN

Mask

interface.

Gateway IP

Type the IP address of the gateway device (if given).

Address

 

Server IP Address

Enter the IP address of the PPTP server.

 

 

Username

Enter the login user name assigned to you by your ISP.

 

 

Password

Enter the password associated with the user name above.

 

 

Connect Setting?

Enter C (Connect on demand) when you don't want the connection up all the time

(C/K)

and specify an idle time-out in the Max. Idle Timeout Setting field. This is the

 

default selection.

 

Enter K (Keep alive) when you want your connection up all the time and specify the

 

redial time in the Redial Period field to set how long the VSG waits before trying to

 

bring up the connection automatically if it is disconnected.

Redial Period

The field is only visible when you select K in the Connect Setting field.

(Sec)

Type the time in seconds that elapses before the VSG automatically attempts to

 

reconnect to the PPTP server. The default is 30 seconds.

Max Idle Time

This field is only visible when you select C in the Connect Setting field.

Setting

Type the time in minutes that elapses before the VSG automatically disconnects

 

from the PPTP server. The default is 10 minutes.

Optional Setting

 

 

 

Connection ID/

If your ISP has provided a connection ID name, enter it in this field exactly as

Name

provided.

PPP MTU Setting

Enter the size of a Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU).

 

 

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