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3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP
Layer 2 VPN tunneling protocol consists of L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) and PPTP (Point to
Point Tunneling Protocol).
Both L2TP and PPTP encapsulate packet and add extra header to the packet by using PPP (Point to
Point Protocol). Table depicts the difference between L2TP and PPTP.
Protocol Media Tunnel Length of Header Authentication
PPTP IP network Single tunnel 6 bytes at least Not supported
L2TP
IP network of UDP, frame
relay virtual circuit, X.25
virtual circuit
Multiple tunnels 4 bytes at least Supported
3.5.3.1 L2TP/PPTP Tunnel
On this page, you can configure the L2TP/PPTP VPN.
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPL2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page.
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