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Showing posts with label HMA! TIP: DD-WRT ROUTER USING PPTP. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 1, 2015

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

DD-WRT:

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.
Check out our website for more information on HMA! Pro VPN and also ourHMA! Help Center for more how-to’s and tips!

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