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Once you're done setting these parameters don't forget to click the '''Save''' button.  
 
Once you're done setting these parameters don't forget to click the '''Save''' button.  
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====Setting up a proxy (optional)====
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====Setting up a default gateway (optional)====
 
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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.
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* If you plan on using the PPTP connection as your default gateway, 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:
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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:
      
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After you save the changes your PPTP Server will now also act as a web proxy.
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After you save the changes your PPTP Server will now also act as a gateway for your PPTP clients.
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'''NOTE''': this step is purely optional and should be used only if you plan on using your server as a web proxy for your clients. If you are just planning to use PPTP to connect multiple remote networks into a single virtual network, you should probably skip this step.
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'''NOTE''': this step is purely optional and should be used only if you plan on using your server as a gateway for your clients, i.e. access to the Internet via the PPTP. If you are just planning to use PPTP to connect multiple remote networks into a single virtual network, you should probably skip this step.
    
===PPTP Client (RUT2)===
 
===PPTP Client (RUT2)===

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