Configuring a VPN
VPN configuration is extremely simple, at least for PPTP. Either a server can accept VPN calls or it can’t. If it can, it will have a certain number of VPN ports, all of which are configured identically. You don’t have to change or tweak much to get a VPN server set up, but you can adjust a few things as you like.
Configuring VPN Ports
The biggest opportunity to configure your VPN server is to adjust the number and kind of VPN ports available for clients to use. You can enable or disable either PPTP or L2TP, depending on what you want your remote users to be able to access. You accomplish this through the Ports Properties dialog box.
For conventional remote access servers, this dialog box shows you a list of hardware ports, ...
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