L2Tp; Configure A Ppp-Over-L2Tp Tunnel - Digi IX10 User Manual

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

L2TP

Your IX10 device supports PPP-over-L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol).

Configure a PPP-over-L2TP tunnel

Your IX10 device supports PPP-over-L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol). The tunnel endpoints are
known as L2TP Access Concentrators (LAC) and L2TP Network Servers (LNS). Each endpoint
terminates the PPP session.
Required configuration items
For L2TP access concentrators:
n
The hostname or IP address of the L2TP network server.
l
The firewall zone for the tunnel.
l
For L2TP network servers:
n
The IP address of the L2TP access concentrator.
l
The local IP address assigned to the L2TP virtual network interface.
l
The IP address assigned to the remote peer.
l
The firewall zone for the tunnel.
l
Additional configuration items
The UDP port that L2TP servers will listen on, if other than the deafult of 1701.
n
Access control for the L2TP tunnel.
n
For L2TP access concentrators:
n
L2TP network server port.
l
The username and password of the L2TP server.
l
The metric for the tunnel.
l
Enable custom PPP configuration options for the tunnel.
l
Whether to override the default configuration and only use the custom options.
o
Optional configuration data in the format of a pppd options file.
o
For L2TP network servers:
n
The Authentication method.
l
The metric for the tunnel.
l
Enable custom PPP configuration options for the tunnel.
l
o Whether to override the default configuration and only use the custom options.
Optional configuration data in the format of a pppd options file.
o
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1. Log into Digi Remote Manager, or log into the local Web UI as a user with full Admin access
rights.
2. Access the device configuration:
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