Optional) configuring the l2tp users, 5 (optional) configuring the l2tp users – TP-Link Omada ER8411 VPN Router User Manual

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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.

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