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Configuring VPN
L2TP Configuration
User Guide 155
3.5 (Optional) Configuring the L2TP Users
Choose the menu
VPN> Users > Users
and click
Add
to load the following page.
Figure 3-5
Configuring the L2TP User
Follow these steps to configure the L2TP User
:
1) Specify the account name and password of the L2TP User
.
Account Name
Specify the account name used for the VPN tunnel. This parameter should be the
same with that of the L2TP client.
Password
Specify the password of user. This parameter should be the same with that of the
L2TP client.
2) Specify the protocol as L2TP and configure other relevant parameters cc.
Protocol
Specify the protocol for the VPN tunnel. There are two types: L2TP and PPTP.
Local IP
Address
Specify the local IP address of the tunnel. You can enter the LAN IP of the local
device.
IP Address
Pool
Specify the IP address pool from which the IP address will be assigned to the VPN
client. The IP Pool referenced here can be created on the
Preferences > VPN IP
Pool
page.
DNS Address
Specify the DNS address to be assigned to the VPN client (8.8.8.8 for example).
Network Mode
Specify the network mode. There are two modes:
Client-to-LAN
: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a single host.
LAN-to-LAN
: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a VPN gateway. The
tunneling request is always initiated by a device.