a simple step by step tutorial to get a fully working PPTP VPN server…
Step 1: create VPN pool
IP pools are used to define range of IP addresses that will be used for your PPTP VPN server.
– Goto the IP=>Pool.
– Create a new pool by pressing the PLUS sign.
– Name the pppl what ever you like
– Enter the range of IP addresses that users used when connect to the server.
– Press Apply and OK button.
Step 2: create a VPN profile
Now we will create a profile that will be used by different users.
– Goto the main PPP window, goto Profiles tab.
– Create a new profile by pressing the PLUS sign.
– Name the profile what ever you like .
– Local Address is the IP address of the router.
– Remote Address is IP address of users that when connect to the server will get. press the down arrow button you will see the name of the pool that we created in the first step, select it.
– Attention : If you want to set a specific IP address for user type the IP address instead of choosing pool.
– Set DNS addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
– Press Apply and OK button.
Step 3: create a VPN user
In this step you will create a user that can connect to your VPN Server. In this example only one user is created, but you can add as many user as you need.
– Goto the main PPP window, goto Secret tab.
– Create a new user by pressing the PLUS sign.
– Choose a name and password for user.
– Choose the pptp service.
– For profile choose that one we created in the second step.
– Press Apply and OK button.
Step 4: Enable VPN Server
In this step we just need to enable our PPTP server and set default profile…
– Goto the main PPP window, goto Interface tab.Select PPTP SERVER
– Enable the checked box.
– For default profile choose the profile we created.
– Press Apply and OK button.
Step 5: Open the port
Don’t forget to open port 1723 (tcp) in your firewall settings
– Goto the IP=>Firewall.
– Create a new rule by pressing the PLUS sign.
– Type input for chain box.
– Choose tcp protocol.
– Enter 1723 for destination port.
– Goto Action tab,and choose accept.
– Press Apply and OK button.