2 pptp encapsulation, 3 configuring the pptp client – ZyXEL Communications ZYWALL10 User Manual

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ZyWALL 10 Internet Security Gateway

3-10

Internet Access

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

IP Address

Enter the (fixed) IP address assigned to you by your ISP (Static IP Address
Assignment is selected in the previous field).

IP Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask associated with your static IP.

Gateway IP Address

Enter the gateway IP address associated with your static IP.

Network Address
Translation

Please see the NAT chapter for a more detailed discussion on the Network
Address Translation feature. The choices are Full Feature, None and SUA
Only
.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save
your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

3.3.2 PPTP

Encapsulation

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a
remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks
PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol, and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the
Internet.

The ZyWALL 10 supports only one PPTP server connection at any given time.

3.3.3 Configuring the PPTP Client

To configure a PPTP client, you must configure the My Login and Password fields for a PPP connection and
the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection.

After configuring My Login and Password for PPP connection, press [SPACE BAR] in the Encapsulation
field in Menu 4 -Internet Access Setup to choose PPTP as your encapsulation option. This brings up the
following screen.

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