ZyXEL Communications 2 Plus User Manual

 Chapter 31 Internet Access

ZyWALL 2 Plus User’s Guide

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The ZyWALL supports only one PPTP server connection at any given time.

To configure a PPTP client, you must configure the My Login and Password fields for a PPP 
connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection. 
After configuring My Login and Password for PPP connection, press [SPACE BAR] and 
then [ENTER] in the Encapsulation field in Menu 4 -Internet Access Setup to choose 
PPTP as your encapsulation option. This brings up the following screen.

Figure 321   Internet Access Setup (PPTP)

The following table contains instructions about the new fields when you choose PPTP in the 
Encapsulation field in menu 4.

If you enable PPPoE in menu 4, you will see the next screen. 

                  Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

             ISP's Name= ChangeMe
             Encapsulation= PPTP
               Service Type= N/A
               My Login=
               My Password= ********
               Retype to Confirm= ********
               Idle Timeout= 100

             IP Address Assignment= Dynamic
               IP Address= N/A
               IP Subnet Mask= N/A
               Gateway IP Address= N/A
             Network Address Translation= SUA Only

             Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Table 188   New Fields in Menu 4 (PPTP) Screen

Encapsulation

Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose PPTP. The encapsulation 

method influences your choices for the IP Address field.

Idle Timeout

This value specifies the time, in seconds, that elapses before the ZyWALL 

automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.