Filter
Top Products
Billion BiPAC 7402NX(L) 802.11n 3G/ADSL2+ (VPN) Firewall Router
Chapter 4: Configuration
71
VPN - Virtual Private Networks
(BiPAC 7402NX only)
Virtual Private Networks is ways to establish secured communication tunnels to an organization’s network
via the Internet. Your router supports three main types of VPN (Virtual Private Network), PPTP, IPSec
and L2TP.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
There are two types of PPTP VPN supported; Remote Access and LAN-to-LAN (please refer below for
more information.). Click Configuration/VPN/PPTP.
Name: A given name for the connection.
Active: This function activates or deactivates the PPTP connection. Check Active checkbox if you want
the protocol of tunnel to be activated and vice versa.
Note: When the Active checkbox is checked, the function of Edit and Delete will not be available.
Connection Type: It informs your PPTP tunnel connection condition.
Type: This refers to your router operates as a client or a server, Dialout or Dialin respectively.
PPTP Connection - Remote Access
Name: A given name for the connection (e.g. “connection to office”).
Connection Type: Remote Access or LAN to LAN
Type: Check Dial Out if you want your router to operate as a client (connecting to a remote VPN server,
e.g. your office server), check Dial In operates as a VPN server.
When configuring your router as a Client, enter the remote Server IP Address (or Domain
Name) you wish to connect to.
When configuring your router as a server, enter the Private IP Address Assigned to Dial in
User address.
Username: If you are a Dial-Out user (client), enter the username provided by your Host. If you are a
Dial-In user (server), enter your own username.
Password: If you are a Dial-Out user (client), enter the password provided by your Host. If you are a
Dial-In user (server), enter your own password.
Authentication Type: Default is Auto if you want the router to determine the authentication type to use,
or else manually specify CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) or PAP (Password