How to setup PPTP on the Synology NAS

Follow below instructions to connect your Synology NAS via PPTP protocol to one of TG's VPN servers:

1. Go to Control Panel > Network

Synology DiskStation

2. Click "Network Interfaces", then select "Create VPN Profile"  then select "PPTP" from the list:






3. Name the Profile name (anything you want, e.g. "TG VPN"), 
specify the Server address (IP address of the PPTP VPN server from under My Servers), 
your VPN account username 
and your VPN Account password
Then click "Next".



4. As authentication method, choose "MS CHAP v2",
as encryption method, choose "Maximum MPPE (128 bit)";
check "Use default gateway on remote network".
Then click "Apply".



5. Highlight the connection and then click "Connect" to start the connection.



6. You can login to the NAS via SSH and run the below command:

curl http://checkip.dyndns.org

It will show the IP your NAS has changed to.

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