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Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800?

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15 Jan 2010 13:13 #59849 by nigelmercier

Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800? was created by nigelmercier

I want to be able to access my Vigor2800 network via the Internet. So far, I can't get it to do anything. Is there a Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800?

[Edit] I'm using Windows 7 on the PC I want to connect from.

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15 Jan 2010 14:00 #59851 by njh

Replied by njh on topic Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800?

Start off here in the FAQ's .

2900Gi/v2.5.6; 2900/v2.5.6

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15 Jan 2010 16:33 #59854 by nigelmercier

Replied by nigelmercier on topic Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800?

NJH wrote: Start off here in the FAQ's .

Been there, don't understand the acronyms.

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15 Jan 2010 17:48 #59859 by njh

Replied by njh on topic Beginner's Guide to setting up a VPN on a Vigor2800?

It is not the most secure, but start off with a Teleworker PPTP connection. Use as strong a password as you can. I think the DrayTek allows 16 characters.

You do not need SmartVPN to configure the PC. You can use windows own PPTP client.

Note if the teleworker is behind another router you can always have problems with VPN's and you may need to check if there is a VPN passthrough function on the router.

Long term IPSec is the most secure but the least friendly to set up.

2900Gi/v2.5.6; 2900/v2.5.6

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