VPN protocols: PPTP
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How to use PPTP VPN to access your home network through the Wi-Fi Routers (new logo)
Updated 06-27-2022 09:14:57 AM 684520
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PPTP VPN Server is used to create a VPN connection for remote device. To use the VPN feature, you should enable PPTP VPN Server on your router, and configure the PPTP connection on the remote device. Please follow the steps below to set up a PPTP VPN connection.
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Step 1. Set up PPTP VPN Server on Your Router
1. Log in to the web-based interface of the router. If you don’t know how to do that, please refer to
2. Go to Advanced > VPN Server > PPTP VPN, and select Enable VPN Server.
Before you enable VPN Server, we recommend you configure Dynamic DNS Service (recommended) or assign a static IP address for router’s WAN port and synchronize your System Time with internet.
3. In the Client IP Address filed, enter the range of IP addresses (up to 10) that can be leased to the devices by the PPTP VPN server.
4. Click Advanced to set the PPTP connection permission according to your needs.
• Select Allow Samba (Network Place) access to allow your VPN device to access your local Samba server.
• Select Allow NetBIOS passthrough to allow your VPN device to access your Samba server using NetBIOS name.
• Select Allow Unencrypted connections to allow unencrypted connections to your VPN server.
5. Click Save.
6. Configure the PPTP VPN connection account for the remote device, you can create up to 16 accounts.
1) Click Add.
2) Enter the Username and Password to authenticate devices to the PPTP VPN Server.
3) Click OK.
Step 2. Configure PPTP VPN Connection on Your Remote Device
The remote device can use the Windows built-in PPTP software or a third-party PPTP software to connect to PPTP Server. Here we use the Windows built-in PPTP software as an example.
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
2. Select Set up a new connection or network.
3. Select Connect to a workplace and click Next.
4. Select Use my Internet connection (VPN).
5. Enter the internet IP address of the router (for example: 218.18.1.73) in the Internet address field. Click Next.
6. Enter the User name and Password you have set for the PPTP VPN server on your router, and click Connect.
7. The PPTP VPN connection is created and ready to use.
Get to know more details of each function and configuration please go to Download Center to download the manual of your product.
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VPN protocols: PPTP
PPTP stands for Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. PPTP, operating on TCP port 1723, is one of the oldest VPN protocols still in use, having been around since Windows 95 and standard on all versions of Windows since. PPTP was developed by a Microsoft initiative to encapsulate another protocol called PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol).
Out of all the VPN protocols, PPTP is one of the most common, easiest to set up, and computationally fastest. For that reason, PPTP is useful for applications in which speed is paramount, like audio or video streaming, and on older, slower devices with more limited processors.
However, PPTP is also subject to serious security vulnerabilities. Its underlying authentication protocols, usually MS-CHAP-v1/v2, are fundamentally unsecure and have been repeatedly cracked in security analyses since PPTP was introduced.
For this reason, PPTP is NOT recommended except in cases where security is absolutely non-essential, and the protocol is not supported by any ExpressVPN app.
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- Supported on older devices
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If you’re still not sure which VPN protocol to choose, simply let the ExpressVPN app automatically select the best one for you.
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