Pptp Vpn - Tripp Lite B092-016 Owner's Manual

Chapter 4: Serial Port, Device and User Configuration

4.11 PPTP VPN

Console Servers with Firmware V3.5.2 and later, include a PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) server. PPTP is typically
used for communications over a physical or virtual serial link. The PPP endpoints define a virtual IP address to themselves.
Routes to networks can then be defined with these IP addresses as the gateway, which results in traffic being sent across the
tunnel. PPTP establishes a tunnel between the physical PPP endpoints and securely transports data across the tunnel.
The strength of PPTP is its ease of configuration and integration into existing Microsoft infrastructure. It is generally used for
connecting single remote Windows clients. If you take your portable computer on a business trip, you can dial a local number
to connect to your Internet service provider (ISP) and then create a second connection (tunnel) into your office network across
the Internet and have the same access to your corporate network as if you were connected directly from your office. Similarly,
telecommuters can also set up a VPN tunnel over their cable modem or DSL links to their local ISP .
To set up a PPTP connection from a remote Windows client to your appliance and local network:
1. Enable and configure the PPTP VPN server on your appliance
2. Set up VPN user accounts on your appliance and enable the appropriate authentication
3. Configure the VPN clients at the remote sites. The client does not require special software as the PPTP Server supports
the standard PPTP client software included with Windows XP/ NT/ 2000/ 7 and Vista
4. Connect to the remote VPN
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