User Guide
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GWN7000 User Manual
Version 1.0.4.23
Connection Type
Select either Transport mode or Tunnel mode:
• Transport mode is commonly used between end stations
or between an end station and a gateway, if the gateway is
being treated as a host.
• Tunnel mode is used between gateways, or at an end
station to a gateway, the gateway acting as a proxy for the
hosts behind it.
Pre-Shared Key
Enter the L2TP pre-shared key.
Auto Forward Group Traffic
If enabled, choose which groups you want to forward, if not, you can
manually configure the forward rules under firewall settings.
Remote Subnet
Configures the remote subnet for the VPN.
The format should be “IP/Mask” where IP could be either IPv4 or
IPv6 and mask is a number between 1 and 32.
For example: 192.168.5.0/24
Use Tunnel as Default Route
Enable this option so that L2TP/IPSec VPN Tunnel will be used by
default.
IP Masquerading
This feature is a form of network address translation (NAT) which
allows internal computers with no known address outside their
network, to communicate to the outside. It allows one machine to act
on behalf of other machines.
Use DNS from Server
Enable this option to retrieve DNS from the VPN server.
Number of Attempts to
Reconnect
Configures the number of attempts to reconnect the L2TP client, if
this number is exceeded, the client will be disconnected from the
L2TP/IP Server.
Use Built-in IPv6 management
Enable the IPv6 management for the VPN.
Port Forwarding Rules
Enter the port-forwarding rule to be used for the VPN.
Port Trigger Rules
Enter the port trigger rule to be used for the VPN.
2- Click after completing all the fields.
3- Click on top of the web GUI to apply changes.