Configuring the L2TP Server

The VPN > L2TP Server page provides the settings for configuring the SonicWall security appliance as an L2TP Server.

To configure a SonicWall security appliance as an L2TP Server:
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Select the Enable L2TP Server option.
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Click the Configure button. The L2TP Server Configuration dialog appears.

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Under the L2TP Server tab, in the Keep alive time (secs) box, enter the number of seconds to keep the connection open by sending special packets. The minimum time is 1 second, the maximum is 999 seconds, and the default is 60 seconds.
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In the DNS Server 1 box, enter the IP address of your first DNS server.
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If you have a second DNS server, in the DNS Server 2 box, enter the IP address of your second DNS server.
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In the WINS Server 1 box, enter the IP address of your first WINS server.
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If you have a second WINS server, in the WINS Server 2 box, enter the IP address of your second WINS server.
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Click the L2TP User tab,

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If an L2TP Server provides the IP addresses for the L2TP clients, select the Use the Local L2TP IP pool option.
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In the Start IP and End IP boxes, enter the range of private IP addresses. The private IP addresses should be a range of IP addresses on the LAN.
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From the User Group for L2TP users menu, if you have configured a specific user group defined for using L2TP, select it from the User Group for L2TP users menu, or select one of the other options, such as Everyone.
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Click the PPP tab.

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Click OK.