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Chapter 20 PPTP VPN
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20.4 The PPTP VPN Monitor Screen
In the Web Configurator, click VPN > PPTP VPN > Monitor. Use this screen to view settings for
PPTP clients.
Figure 130 VPN > PPTP VPN > Monitor
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
20.5 PPTP VPN Troubleshooting Tips
This section lists the common troubleshooting tips for PPTP VPN.
1 A PPTP client device (such as a PC, smart phone, tablet) cannot connect to the Device.
TIP: This could be due to one of the following reasons:
a. The client device is not connected to the Internet successfully.
Keep Alive Timer The Device sends a Hello message after waiting this long without receiving any traffic
from the remote user. The Device disconnects the VPN tunnel if the remote user does
not respond.
DNS Server
(Optional)
Specify the IP addresses of DNS servers to assign to the remote users.
You can choose from one of the DNS servers from the list, or choose User Defined to
enter the static IP addresses for the first and second DNS servers manually.
WINS Server
(Optional)
The WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server keeps a mapping table of the
computer names on your network and the IP addresses that they are currently using.
Type the IP addresses of up to two WINS servers to assign to the remote users.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Device.
Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previous settings.
Table 100 VPN > PPTP VPN > Setup (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 101 VPN > PPTP VPN > Monitor
LABEL DESCRIPTION
User Name This field displays the client’s login name for this connection.
Hostname This is the client's host name of this connection.
Assigned IP This is the local point-to-point IP address assigned to the client.
Public IP This is the client’s public IP address for this connection.
Disconnect Select a VPN client connection and click this to disconnect.