Configuring an L2TP VPN Address Pool

The section describes how to configure an L2TP VPN address pool.

Creating an Address Pool

To create an address pool, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Network > L2TP VPN to visit the L2TP VPN page.
2. On the Task tab in the right auxiliary pane, click L2TP VPN Address Pool to visit the Address pool page.
3. Click New.
4. On the Basic tab in the Address Pool Configuration dialog, configure the basic options of the address pool.
   • Name: Specifies the name of the address pool.
   • Start IP: Specifies the start IP of the address pool.
   • End IP: Specifies the end IP of the address pool.
   • Reserved start IP: Specifies the reserved start IP of the address pool.
   • Reserved end IP: Specifies the reserved end IP of the address pool.
   • DNS: Specifies the DNS server IP address for the address pool. It is optional. At most two DNS servers can be configured for one address pool.
   • WINS: Specifies the WIN server IP addresses for the address pool. It is optional. At most two WIN servers can be configured for one address pool.
5. On the IP-User Binding tab, configure the IP-user binding rules.
   1. Type the user name into the User box.
   2. Type the IP address into the IP box.
   3. Click Add.
   4. Repeat the above steps to add more rules. To delete a rule, select the rule you want to delete from the list and click Delete.
6. On the IP-Role Binding tab, configure the IP-role binding rules.
   1. Type the role name into the Role box.
   2. Type the start IP address into the Start IP box.
   3. Type the end IP address into the End IP box.
   4. Click Add.
   5. Repeat the above steps to add more rules. To delete a rule, select the rule you want to delete from the list and click Delete.
   6. Click Up/Down/Top/Bottom to move the selected IP-role binding rule. For the user that is bound to multiple roles and the roles are also configured with their corresponding IP-role binding rules, the system will query the IP-role binding rules in turn, and assign an IP address based on the first matched rule.
7. Click OK to save the settings.

Editing an Address Pool

To edit an address pool, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Network > L2TP VPN to visit the L2TP VPN page.
2. On the Task tab in the right auxiliary pane, click L2TP VPN Address Pool to visit the Address pool page.
3. Select the address pool you want to edit from the list and click Edit.
4. In the Address Pool Configuration dialog, modify according to your need.

Deleting an Address Pool

To delete an address pool, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Network > L2TP VPN to visit the L2TP VPN page.
2. On the Task tab in the right auxiliary pane, click Address Pool to visit the Address pool page.
3. Select the address pool you want to delete from the list and click Delete.