To Create A Vpn Configuration Using Pptp - 3Com OfficeConnect 3CR100A97 User Manual

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To Create a VPN
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ONFIGURATION EATURES
The following sections describe how to configure, create, modify and
delete VPN Tunnels.
Create a VPN Configuration Using PPTP
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Create a VPN Configuration Using IPSec
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Create a VPN Configuration Using L2TP
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Modify a VPN Configuration
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Delete a VPN Configuration
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If you are using Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Pro, you need to
make the following changes to the system registry in order for IPSec and
L2TP tunnels to work properly.
1 Start the Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2 Locate the following key in the registry:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasma
n\Parameters
3 On the Edit menu, click Add Value and then add the following registry
value:
Value Name: ProhibitIpSec
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
4 Quit the Registry Editor.
5 Reboot your PC for the changes you made to the Registry Settings to take
effect.
To create a VPN Tunnel Configuration using PPTP, perform the following
steps:
1 Select Create from the Edit Mode drop-down menu.
2 Enter a name for the VPN Tunnel you want to create in the VPN Name
field.
3 Select PPTP in the VPN Protocol drop-down menu.
4 Select the appropriate mode (Initiator or Terminator) in the Tunnel Mode
drop-down menu.
If you will be initiating the VPN Tunnel to a Remote Workstation, select
Initiator.