SnapGear 1.7.8 Manuel D’Utilisation

Configuring user accounts for VPN server 

After setting up the VPN server, select Continue and to show the PPTP VPN Server 
Accounts screen as shown in the following figure: 

 

Before remote users can set up a VPN tunnel to the SnapGear appliance PPTP server, 
they must have a user accounts set up. The field options in the Add New Account are 
detailed in the following table. 

Field Description 
Username 

Username for VPN authentication only. The name selected is case-
sensitive (e.g. Jimsmith is different to jimsmith). Username can be 
the same as, or different to, the name set for dial-in access.  

Windows Domain  Most Windows clients expect you to specify a domain name in 

upper case. This field is optional. 

Password 

Enter the password for the remote VPN user. 

Confirm 

Re-enter the password to confirm. 

As new VPN user accounts are added, they are displayed on the updated Account List.  

To modify the password of an existing account, Select the account in the Account List 
and then enter New Password and Confirm in the Delete or Change Password for the 
Selected Account field.