Zyxel ZyWALL USG 2000 [84/150] Configuring l2tp vpn in windows

Chapter 4 Create Secure Connections Across the Internet

ZyWALL USG 20-2000 User’s Guide

• Secret is the pre-shared key of the IPSec VPN gateway the ZyWALL uses for L2TP VPN over

IPSec (top-secret in this example).

• Send All Traffic leave this on.

• Proxy leave this off.

4.6.5 Configuring L2TP VPN in Windows

The following sections cover how to configure L2TP in remote user computers using Windows 7,

Vista, or XP. The example settings here go along with the L2TP VPN configuration example in

Section 4.6.1 on page 79.

4.6.5.1 Configuring L2TP in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

Do the following to establish an L2TP VPN connection.

Create a Connection Object

1 Open the Network and Sharing Center screen.

Windows 7: click Start > Control Panel > View network status and tasks > Set up a new

connection or network.

Windows Vista: click Start > Network > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a connection

or network).

2 Select Connect to a workplace and click Next.

3 Select Use my Internet connection (VPN).

4 For the Internet address enter the My Address domain name or WAN IP address of the VPN

gateway the ZyWALL is using for L2TP VPN (172.16.1.2 in this example).

4a For the Destination name, specify a name to identify this VPN (L2TP to ZyWALL for

example).

4b Select Don’t connect now, just set it up so I can connect later and click Next.

5 Enter your ZyWALL user name and password and click Create.