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L2TP VPN
34.1 Overview
L2TP VPN uses the L2TP and IPSec client software included in remote users’ Android, iOS, Windows or
Mac OS X operating systems for secure connections to the network behind the Zyxel Device. The remote
users do not need their own IPSec gateways or third-party VPN client software.
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L2TP VPN Overview
34.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the
L2TP VPN
screen (see
) to configure the Zyxel Device’s L2TP VPN
settings.
• Use the
VPN Setup Wizard
screen in
Quick Setup
) to configure the Zyxel
Device’s L2TP VPN settings.
34.1.2 What You Need to Know
The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) works at layer 2 (the data link layer) to tunnel network traffic
between two peers over another network (like the Internet). In L2TP VPN, an IPSec VPN tunnel is
established first and then an L2TP tunnel is built inside it. See
for information on
IPSec VPN.
IPSec Configuration Required for L2TP VPN
You must configure an IPSec VPN connection prior to proper L2TP VPN usage (see
for details). The IPSec VPN connection must:
• Be enabled.
• Use transport mode.
• Use
Pre-Shared Key
authentication.
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