iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual

iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual (DATA Features)
8. Click the ‘Click Here to Create VPN Users’ link to define remote users that will be granted
access to your home network. Refer to Section 6.3 to learn how to define and configure
users.
9. Click ‘OK’ to save the settings.
The new L2TP Server will be added to the network connections list, and will be configurable like
any connection. Unlike other connections, it is also accessible via the iPECS SBG-1000’s
‘Shortcut’ screen. Note that the connection wizard automatically creates a default IPSec
connection in order to protect the L2TP connection. To learn more, refer to Section 5.4.3.
To learn how to configure your L2TP and IPSec clients in order to connect to the L2TP server,
refer to Section 5.4.3.3.
6.4.10 Setting Up a PPTP Connection
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a protocol developed by Microsoft targeted at creating
VPN connections over the Internet. This enables remote users to access the gateway via any ISP
that supports PPTP on its servers. PPTP encapsulates network traffic, encrypts content using
Microsoft’s Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) protocol that is based on RC4, and routes using the
generic routing encapsulation (GRE) protocol. With iPECS SBG-1000, PPTP is targeted at serving
the following purposes:
1. Connecting iPECS SBG-1000 to the Internet when it is used as a cable modem, or when
using an external cable modem. Such a connection is established by authenticating your
user name and password.
2. Connecting iPECS SBG-1000 to a remote network using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
tunnel over the Internet. This enables secure transfer of data to another location over the
Internet, by authenticating your username and password.
6.4.10.1 Creating a PPTP Connection
To create a new PPTP connection, perform the following:
1. Click the ‘New Connection’ link in the ‘Network Connections’ screen (see Figure 6.11). The
‘Connection Wizard’ screen appears (see Figure 6.12).
2. Select the ‘Internet Connection’ radio button and click ‘Next’. The ‘Internet Connection’
screen appears (see Figure 6.13).
3. Select the ‘External Cable Modem’ radio button (this option is for both internal and external
cable modems) and click ‘Next’. The ‘Internet Cable Modem Connection’ screen appears.
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