Chapter 7 Vpn; Overview; Pptp; Pptp Summary - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Prestige 794M User Manual

This chapter shows you how to configure the Prestige for VPN connection.

7.1 Overview

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) provides secure communications between sites without the
expense of leased site-to-site lines. A secure VPN is a combination of tunneling, encryption,
authentication, access control and auditing technologies/services used to transport traffic over
the Internet or any insecure network that uses the TCP/IP protocol suite for communication.
Your Prestige supports three main types of VPN (Virtual Private Network): PPTP, IPSec and
L2TP.

7.2 PPTP

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. You can set the Prestige to initiate a VPN connection or accept
connection requests from a VPN client.

7.2.1 PPTP Summary

To view PPTP VPN rule summary, click VPN and PPTP in the navigation panel to display the
main PPTP screen.

Figure 54 VPN: PPTP

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