User's Manual

PPTP Client

The Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP) is a method for implementing virtual private networks using a TCP and GRE

tunnel to encapsulate PPP packets. PPTP operates on Layer 2 of the OSI model and is included on Windows computers.

Configuring the PPTP Client

To configure the PPTP client:

1. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Networking and then from the VPN section on the left side of the

screen, click PPTP client. The PPTP client list is displayed.

Figure 58 - PPTP client list

2. Click the +Add button to begin configuring a new PPTP client profile. The PPTP client edit screen is displayed.

Figure 59 - VPN PPTP client edit

3. Click the Enable PPTP client toggle key to switch it to the ON position.

4. In the Profile name list, enter a profile name for the tunnel. This may be anything you like and is used to identify the

tunnel on the router.

5. Use the Username and Password fields to enter the username and password for the PPTP account.

6. In the PPTP server address field, enter the IP address of the PPTP server.

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