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'''Web proxies''' facilitate access to content on the World Wide Web and provide anonymity for the connecting clients. This is because the web proxy relays connected clients' requests through itself. Thus, the clients effectively "adopt" the server's Public IP address.
 
'''Web proxies''' facilitate access to content on the World Wide Web and provide anonymity for the connecting clients. This is because the web proxy relays connected clients' requests through itself. Thus, the clients effectively "adopt" the server's Public IP address.
 
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* If you plan on using the PPTP Server as a web proxy, you will need to edit one preexisting '''Zone Forwarding''' rule. In the router's WebUI, go to '''Network → Firewall → General Settings''', locate '''pptp''' in the Zone Forwarding table and click the "Edit" button next to it:
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* If you plan on using the PPTP Server as a web proxy, you will need to edit one preexisting '''Zone Forwarding''' rule in addition to the server configuration. In the router's WebUI, go to '''Network → Firewall → General Settings''', locate '''pptp''' in the Zone Forwarding table and click the "Edit" button next to it:
    
[[File:Configuration examples pptp proxy server side 1 v2.png]]
 
[[File:Configuration examples pptp proxy server side 1 v2.png]]

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