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• Unencrypted Authentication (PAP): This is plain text password authentication. When using
this type of authentication, the client password is transmitted unencrypted.
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4. Select the Required Encryption Level. Access is denied to remote users attempting to connect
that are not using this encryption level.
5. In Local Address enter IP address to assign to the server's end of the VPN connection
6. In Remote Addresses enter the pool of IP addresses to assign to the incoming client's VPN
connections (e.g. 192.168.1.10-20). This must be a free IP address or range of addresses from
the network that remote users are assigned while connected to the Opengear appliance
7. Enter the desired value of the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the PPTP interfaces into the
MTU field (defaults to 1400)
8. In the DNS Server field, enter the IP address of the DNS server that assigns IP addresses to
connecting PPTP clients
9. In the WINS Server field, enter the IP address of the WINS server that assigns IP addresses to
connecting PPTP client
10. Enable Verbose Logging to assist in debugging connection problems
11. Click Apply Settings
3.11.2 Add a PPTP user
1. Select Users & Groups on the Serial & Networks menu and complete the fields as covered in
section 3.2.
2. Ensure the pptpd group has been checked, to allow access to the PPTP VPN server. Note - users
in this group have their passwords stored in clear text.
3. Keep note of the username and password for when you need to connect to the VPN connection
4. Click Apply
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