Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
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10/100 8-Port VPN Router
L2TP Pass Through
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the
method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the
Internet on the Layer 2 level. L2TP Pass Through is enabled
by default.
Click
Save Settings
to save your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to undo them.
VPN > PPTP Server
The
PPTP Server
screen allows you to enable up to five PPTP
VPN tunnels between the Router and PPTP VPN clients.
These PPTP VPN clients must be computers running PPTP
client software and Windows XP or 2000.
VPN > PPTP Server
PPTP Server
Enable PPTP Server
Select this option to allow PPTP VPN
tunnels.
IP Address Range
Range Start
Enter the starting LAN IP address of
the range allotted to PPTP VPN clients. The default is
192.168.1.200
.
Range End
Enter the ending LAN IP address of the
range allotted to PPTP VPN clients. The default is
192.168.1.204
.
NOTE:
The LAN IP address range for PPTP VPN
clients should be outside of the normal DHCP
range of the Router.
Users Setting
The Router uses this information to identify authorized
PPTP VPN clients.
User Name
Enter a name for the PPTP VPN client.
New Password
Enter a password for the PPTP VPN
client.
Confirm New Password
Re-enter the password.
Click
Add to List
, and configure as many entries as you
would like, up to a maximum of five. To delete an entry,
select it and click
Delete selected users
.
Connection List
The PPTP VPN tunnels are displayed.
User Name
It shows the name of the PPTP VPN client.
Remote Address
This shows the WAN IP address of the
PPTP VPN client.
PPTP IP Address
This shows the PPTP IP address of the
PPTP VPN client. When the PPTP VPN client connects to the
PPTP server, it is assigned a PPTP IP address by the PPTP
server, which has a pool of pre-configured IP addresses
available. (With its PPTP IP address, the PPTP VPN client
acts like it belongs to the LAN of the PPTP server.)
Click
Refresh
to update the on-screen information. Click
Save Settings
to save your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to undo them.
Log > System Log
Configure the Router’s log settings, so you can specify
how you want its activity logs handled.
Log > System Log