VPN Setup and Installation Instructions

PPTP VPN Configuration
PPTP is generally regarded as poorly designed. It was one of the first, supported by the most hardware, and does do its job in most situations. But slow and easily blocked by home DSL/Cable routers. PPTP uses 128 bit encryption over 'GRE' Protocol #47 Windows XP Windows XP *Flash* Windows Vista Windows Vista *Flash* Windows 7 Windows 7 *Flash* Windows Mobile 5 Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard) Apple IPhone/IPad Google Android PPTP users will need to enable 'VPN Passthrough' and disable 'SPI' or 'Stateful Packet Inspection' in their cable/dsl router in most cases if there is a problem connecting. You can see our general instructions on how to do this in our Knowledge Base.

L2TP/IPSec VPN Configuration
L2TP is a much better design than PPTP but is also easily blocked by NAT. If users are behind NAT incoming port 4500 is required to establish communications. L2TP/IPSec runs with 256bit AES encryption over UDP port 500 or 4500. Windows XP Windows XP *Flash* Windows Vista Windows Vista *Flash* Windows 7 Windows 7 *Flash* Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard) Apple IPhone/IPad Google Android

OpenVPN Configuration
Our OpenVPN service utilizes the professional Access Server version of the software. This means your installation will be a snap. OpenVPN runs with 1024 bit encryption for data communication over TCP Port 443. Users should use OpenVPN when security is a concern. Windows XP Windows XP *Flash* Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard)