User`s manual
Make sure that your ISP supports PPTP connections.
PPTP VPN between a Windows client and the DFL-500:
This section describes:
• Configuring the DFL-500 as a PPTP server
• Configuring a Windows 98 client for PPTP
• Configuring a Windows 2000 Client for PPTP
• Configuring a Windows XP Client to connect to a DFL-500 PPTP VPN
Configuring the DFL-500 as a PPTP server
Use the following procedure to configure the DFL-500 to be a PPTP server.
• Go to VPN > PPTP > PPTP User .
• Click New to add a PPTP user name and password.
• Enter a user name and password.
The user name can contain numbers (0-9) and upper and lower case letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special
characters - and _. Spaces and the @ character are not allowed.
The password must be at least 6 characters long and can contain numbers (0-9) and upper and lower
case letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special characters - and _. Spaces and the @ character are not allowed.
A client can connect to the PPTP VPN with this user name and password.
• Repeat steps Go to VPN > PPTP > PPTP User.
to Enter a user name and password. to add more PPTP
user names and passwords as required.
• Go to VPN > PPTP > PPTP Range .
• Click Enable PPTP.
• Specify the PPTP address range.
The PPTP address range is the range of addresses on your internal network that must be reserved for
remote PPTP clients. When a remote client connects to the internal network using PPTP, the computer is
assigned an IP address from this range.
• If you are planning on using RADIUS for authentication, click Enable RADIUS.
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