PPTP

Use the following guidelines to configure PPTP VPN.

NOTE:

iOS 10 and macOS Sierra no longer support PPTP for VPN.

Table 1. PPTP settings
Item	Description
Name	Enter a short phrase that identifies this VPN setting.
Description	Provide a description that clarifies the purpose of these settings.
Connection Type	This feature is not supported on Windows devices.
Server	Enter the IP address, hostname, or URL for the VPN server.
Proxy	Select None, Manual, or Automatic to configure a proxy. If you select Manual, you must specify the proxy server name and port number. If you select Automatic, you must specify the proxy server URL.
Proxy Server URL	Automatic Proxy Enter the URL for the proxy server. Enter the URL of the location of the proxy auto-configuration file.
Proxy Server	Manual Proxy Enter the name for the proxy server.
Proxy Server Port	Manual Proxy Enter the port number for the proxy server.
Type	Manual Proxy Select Static or Variable for the type of authentication to be used for the proxy server.
Proxy Server User Name	Manual Proxy If the authentication type is Static, enter the username for the proxy server. If the authentication type is Variable, the default variable selected is $USERID$.
Proxy Server Password	Manual Proxy If the authentication type is Static, enter the password for the proxy server. Confirm the password in the field below. If the authentication type is Variable, the default variable selected is $PASSWORD$.
Proxy Domains (iOS only)	The VPN will only proxy for the domain and domain suffixes specified here (.com and .org are examples of top-level domain suffixes). Domain suffixes can be used to match multiple domains. For example, .com would include all .com domains, and example.com would include all domains ending in example.com, such as pages.example.com and mysite.example.com. Wildcards are not supported. Click Add+ to add a domain.
Encryption Level	Select None, Automatic or Maximum (128 bit).
Domain	Specify the network domain.
Send all Traffic	Selecting this option protects data from being compromised, particularly on public networks.
User Name	Specify the user name to use. The default value is $EMAIL$. Use this field to specify an alternate format. For example, your standard might be $USERID$. Why: Some enterprises have a strong preference concerning which identifier is exposed.
User Authentication	Select the authentication method to use: Password or RSA SecureID.
Password	Specify the password to use. The default value is $PASSWORD$. Use this field to specify a custom format, such as $PASSWORD$_$USERID$.