Howto:Howto setup a Windows VPN connection for an innovaphone PPTP server

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Maintenance issues and Softwarephones necessitate the creation of a VPN connection from Windows Hosts to an innovaphone gateway. Therefore an PPTP server and Client is needed. Windows does already contain a client software for PPTP connections and innovaphone gateways are equipped with both, server and client.

Applies To

This information applies to

All innovaphone devices

Build 05-5860 and later.

More Information

Problem Details

To integrate a Softwarephone or PC for maintenance in the gateways network environment it may be necessary to establish a VPN connection. Here is how windows dialup networking can interoperate with innovaphone's VPN implementation so that Windows workstations can dial in to an innovaphone box.

System Requirements

Windows Host with the ability to create VPN network connections (normally every Windows version).

An innovaphone Gateway.

innovaphone V5 Configuration

PPP interface

  • Configure a PPP interface for server mode.
  • Open the configuration applet of the appropriate gateway, go to IP Interfaces and select an unused PPP Interface.
Ports for PPP

In the right frame in “Ports for PPP” select “PPTP” in the Pulldown Menu. Change the following options differing from the defaults.

  • Enable “Allow incoming calls”
  • Enable “Enable Encryption”, the “Encryption” options will be enabled automatically. No need to change it!
  • Enable “Exclude from NAT”
  • Enable “No IP header compression”
Remote IP Address
  • Enable “Assign remote IP address”
  • enter an IP address for the Windows Host. Remember that this is the virtual IP address for the PPP connection.
Incoming Calls
  • Enter an username and password for the connection.

innovaphone V6 Configuration

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Windows Workstation Configuration

Create a standard VPN connection.

Therefore go to Start -> verbinden mit -> Alle Verbindungen anzeigen, a new window will pop up. Click on Neue Verbindung erstellen and confirm the assistant with Weiter. Select the second option Verbindung mit Netzwerk am Arbeitsplatz herstellen and confirm with Weiter. In the next screen select VPN Verbindung and confirm.

Enter a meaningful name for the connection like VPN innovaphone and confirm. If already a PPP connection is available on your PC, the assistant asks for an Startup connection. Select keine Anfangsverbindung automatisch wählen and confirm.

Now enter the IP address of the innovaphone gateway and select in the next screen whether you want to use this connection only for you or for all users on this PC.

Click Fertig on the last screen to finish the installation.

Usage

To establish an PPTP connection to your innovaphone gateway go to Start -> verbinden mit -> and select your connection as named before (VPN innovaphone in this case).

Enter the usename and password in the popup window as entered in the gateway configuration.

Click on the Verbinden button and wait until the connection is established. In Start -> verbinden mit -> Alle Verbindungen anzeigen you can see the state of your connections.

To disconnect right-click on VPN innovaphone or on the icon in the system tray and select Trennen.

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