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to encapsulate PPP packets. The PPTP specification does not describe encryption or
authentication features and relies on the Point-to-Point Protocol being tunneled to
implement security functionality. However, the most common PPTP implementation
shipping with the Microsoft Windows product families implements various levels of
authentication and encryption natively as standard features of the Windows PPTP
stack. The intended use of this protocol is to provide security levels and remote
access levels comparable with typical VPN products.
3.2.3.2.1 PPTP / L2TP VPN Tunnel Scenarios
There are some common PPTP/L2TP VPN connection scenarios as follows:
PPTP / L2TP Server for Remote Mobile Users
The device acts as Server role for remote users to dial in and shares some
services in Intranet for them.
PPTP / L2TP Server / Client Application
The device acts as Server or Client role in SMB Headquarters or Branch Office.
