3Com 3CR858-91 User Guide - Page 70

Adding a PPTP Connection, Apply, Tunnel Type, User name, Password, Idle Timeout, PPTP Server

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70 CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION 11 Type a name for the Remote Party ID in the text box next to the drop-down list. This must be unique for each connection rule that you create. 12 Click Apply to save the settings. Adding a PPTP To add a PPTP Connection, or to edit an existing PPTP connection: Connection 1 In the VPN screen, click Add, or click Edit to edit an existing connection. 2 At the Tunnel Type drop-down list, select PPTP. The screen shown in Figure 47 displays. Figure 47 VPN Tunnel Configuration - PPTP Screen 3 Enter a name for the tunnel at the Tunnel Name text box. 4 Enter the user name that the remote VPN client will use to connect in the User name text box. 5 Enter the password that will need to be supplied to connect in the Password text box. 6 Type in an Idle Timeout. This is the amount of time, in minutes, that you want the connection to remain inactive before it times out. Enter 0 if you do not want the connection to timeout. 7 Select either the PPTP Server or PPTP Client radio button. If you select PPTP Client, enter the following information: ■ Check the Auto reconnect check box if you want to re-connect automatically after the PPTP session ends or is dropped.

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70
C
HAPTER
5: R
OUTER
C
ONFIGURATION
11
Type a name for the Remote Party ID in the text box next to the
drop-down list. This must be unique for each connection rule that you
create.
12
Click
Apply
to save the settings.
Adding a PPTP
Connection
To add a PPTP Connection, or to edit an existing PPTP connection:
1
In the VPN screen, click
Add
, or click
Edit
to edit an existing connection.
2
At the
Tunnel Type
drop-down list, select
PPTP
. The screen shown in
Figure 47
displays.
Figure 47
VPN Tunnel Configuration - PPTP Screen
3
Enter a name for the tunnel at the
Tunnel Name
text box.
4
Enter the user name that the remote VPN client will use to connect in the
User name
text box.
5
Enter the password that will need to be supplied to connect in the
Password
text box.
6
Type in an
Idle Timeout
. This is the amount of time, in minutes, that you
want the connection to remain inactive before it times out. Enter 0 if you
do not want the connection to timeout.
7
Select either the
PPTP Server
or
PPTP Client
radio button. If you select
PPTP Client, enter the following information:
■
Check the
Auto reconnect
check box if you want to re-connect
automatically after the PPTP session ends or is dropped.