Purpose: Configure Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to tunnel PPTP traffic between two VPN peers.
Location: Gateways > (gateway name) > USER VPN > PPTP VPN > General
- Optionally enable PPTP VPN.
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Configure basic settings.
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Assign IP address using
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Select IP address pool to specify the IP address (10.252.0.0) of the clients gaining remote access through PPTP.
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Select DHCP server to specify DNS server and interface settings.
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Configure advanced settings.
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Encryption
PPTP VPN uses Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE). MPPE is a protocol for encrypting data across Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) links. It uses the RSA RC4 encryption algorithm. MPPE supports 40-bit and 128-bit session keys, which are changed frequently to improve security..
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