HMA! TIP: DD-WRT ROUTER USING PPTP

In this tutorial we show you how to set up your DD-WRT router using the PPTP protocol. Using PPTP, as well as L2TP (which we will cover next week), is a lot easier to setup than using OpenVPN, and is generally faster than using L2TP.

If you have any issues with speed, or experience connection problems, we recommend that you try using all 3 protocols (PPTP, L2TP, and OpenVPN.)

To set up your DD-WRT router using the PPTP protocol, you will need a router with the latest DD-WRT firmware installed. If you’re not sure if your router supports the DD-WRT firmware, then please check their  router database or supported devices list.  The firmware used in this tutorial is “v24-sp2 (08/07/10) std” with a D-LINK DIR 600.

NOTE: If you need any help, please read this article DD-WRT troubleshooting carefully and completely, as it covers most issues and solutions.

Right, so let’s begin. Here are the instructions for the DD-WRT firmware:

1. Navigate to the DD-WRT Control Panel (usually http://192.168.1.1/ – default username “root”, password “admin”)
2. Setup
3. Basic Setup
4. WAN Setup
5. Connection type: PPTP
6. Use DHCP: Yes
7. Gateway (PPTP Server): Enter any of the server IPs that you can find by logging into the VPN Control Panel and clicking on “Software & Help“. Then click on “View” next to “Manually set-up VPN – No software”
8. User Name: Your VPN account username
9. Password: Enter your PPTP password. Find this in the VPN Control Panel and click on “Software & Help“. Then click on “View” next to “Manually set-up VPN – No software”
10. Connection Strategy: Keep Alive: Redial Period – It’s your choice how many seconds you choose. We recommend a minimum of 30 seconds.
11. PPTP Encryption: Enable
12. Disable Packet Reordering: Enable
13. Additional PPTP Options: mppe required, stateless
14. STP: Disable
15. Leave everything else as it is
16. Save and Apply

It should look like this when finished:

PPTP setup with DHCP turned off

PPTP setup with DHCP turned on

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NEED HELP?
If you need further help with configuring your DD-WRT router, please take a look at the following pages: 

• HideMyAss router support forum
• Router related tutorials

DD-WRT:

• Official DD-WRT website
• DD-WRT support forums
• DD-WRT downloads
• DD-WRT supported router database
• List of supported devices
• DD-WRT firmware installation tutorial
• DD-WRT firmware FAQ
• DD-WRT Wiki

If you have any questions, or need assistance with setting up your DD-WRT using the PPTP protocol, please feel free to drop us an email.

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