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RouterOS supports Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) which is one of the obsolete methods for implementing a VPN.

Introduction

PPTP has many known security issues and we are not recommending to use it. However, this protocol is integrated into common operating systems and it is easy to set it up. PPTP can be useful in networks where security concerns are not considered.

PPTP traffic uses TCP port 1723 and IP protocol GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation, IP protocol ID 47), as assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). PPTP can be used with most firewalls and routers by enabling traffic destined for TCP port 1723 and protocol 47 traffic to be routed through the firewall or router.  PPTP includes PPP authentication and accounting for each PPTP connection. Full authentication and accounting of each connection may be done through a RADIUS client or locally.

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The PPTP server (access concentrator) supports multiple servers for each interface - with differing service names. The access concentrator name and PPTP service name are used by clients to identify the access concentrator to register with. The access concentrator name is the same as the identity of the router displayed before the command prompt. The identity may be set within the /system identity submenu.

To enable the PPTP server:

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