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PPTP 759
Programming Operations Guide
To add a PPTP tunnel:
1 On the navigation tree, click the Services key and click the VPN key.
2 Click the PPTP heading.
The PPTP Summary screen appears.
3 Click the Add menu.
Or, right click the PPTP heading and click Add .
The Add PPTP dialog box appears.
4 Configure the PPTP Tunnel attributes according to the following table.
5 Click the Save button to add the tunnel.
Configuring a PPTP tunnel
After you have added the PPTP tunnel you need to configure the PPTP settings. To configure a
PPTP tunnel:
1
On the navigation tree, click the Services key and click the VPN key.
2 Click the PPTP key.
3 Click the PPTP tunnel you want to configure.
The Tunnel Summary screen appears.
4 Configure the Tunnel Summary attributes according to the following table.
Table 220 PPTP Tunnel attributes
Attribute Description
Tunnel Name Allows you to specify the name that is used to identify this tunnel.
This name is the User ID for the remote end of the tunnel. For information about the User ID,
refer to
“User ID” on page 762 .
Incoming Password Allows you to specify the password used by the other end of the tunnel to connect to this PPTP
tunnel on this Business Communications Manager.
Note : The password you choose must conform to the password policy used for your Business
Communications Manager system. For more information about the password policy, refer to
“Setting password policy” on page 134 .
Confirm Incoming
Password Allows you to re-enter the incoming password to confirm that you have entered the password
correctly.
Port Name Allows you to specify the VPN port that this PPTP tunnel will use.
Several PPTP tunnels can be assigned a single VPN port, however only one PPTP tunnel can
use the port at a time. To avoid port contention, choose a VPN port that is not frequently used
by other PPTP tunnels.