PPTP and L2TP VPNs
Using DFL-500 PPTP and L2TP Virtual Private Networking (VPN), you can create a secure connection
between a client computer running Windows and your internal network.
PPTP is a Microsoft Windows VPN standard. You can use PPTP to connect computers running Microsoft
Windows to a DFL-500-protected private network without using third party VPN client software.
L2TP combines Windows PPTP functionality with IPSec security. L2TP is supported by most recent versions
of MS-Windows.
VPNs protect data passing through the secure tunnel by encrypting it to guarantee confidentiality. In addition,
authentication guarantees that the data originated from the claimed sender and was not damaged or altered
in transit. Once connected to the VPN tunnel, it seems to the user that the client computer is directly
connected to the internal network.
PPTP and L2TP VPNs are only supported in NAT mode.
This chapter describes:
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RADIUS authentication for PPTP and L2TP VPNs
PPTP VPN configuration
You configure your DFL-500 to support PPTP by adding PPTP users and specifying a PPTP address range.
You can also require PPTP VPN users to authenticate to your RADIUS server. Finally, to connect to the
PPTP VPN, your remote Windows clients must be configured for PPTP.
Make sure that your ISP supports PPTP connections.
This section describes:
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Configuring the DFL-500 as a PPTP gateway
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Configuring a Windows 98 client for PPTP
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Configuring a Windows 2000 Client for PPTP
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Configuring a Windows XP Client for PPTP
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