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PPTP Encapsulation

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Chapter 17 WAN Table 60 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN IP Address Assignment Get automatically from ISP Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default selection. Use Fixed IP Address Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. My WAN IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address. WAN DNS Assignment First DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG4615's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. WAN MAC Address Factory default Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Apply Cancel Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it. The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by using the NBG4615's MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address. Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address. Select Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning. Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use. Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG4615. Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 17.4.3 PPTP Encapsulation Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IPbased networks. PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the Internet. NBG4615 User's Guide 155

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Chapter 17 WAN
NBG4615 User’s Guide
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17.4.3
PPTP Encapsulation
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data
from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-
based networks.
PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol and virtual private networking over public networks, such
as the Internet.
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get
automatically
from ISP
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the
default selection.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
My WAN IP
Address
Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected
Use Fixed IP Address
.
WAN DNS Assignment
First DNS Server
Second DNS
Server
Select
From ISP
if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the
NBG4615's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS
server IP address that the ISP assigns.
Select
User-Defined
if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS
server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose
User-Defined
, but leave
the IP address set to 0.0.0.0,
User-Defined
changes to
None
after you click
Apply
. If you set a second choice to
User-Defined
, and enter the same IP
address, the second
User-Defined
changes to
None
after you click
Apply
.
Select
None
if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure
a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.
WAN MAC
Address
The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address
by using the NBG4615’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer
on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address.
Factory default
Select
Factory default
to use the factory assigned default MAC Address.
Clone the
computer’s MAC
address - IP
Address
Select
Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address
and enter the IP
address of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.
Set WAN MAC
Address
Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG4615.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 60
Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION