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How to Setup PPTP on Fresh Tomato

This article will guide you through the steps involved in setting up PureVPN PPTP client on a Fresh Tomato firmware router.

Updated over 3 years ago

Starting June 15th, 2021, PureVPN will discontinue offering support for PPTP, L2TP, and SSTP protocols on the majority of VPN locations.

However, at the popular request of our users, we will continue to support the following locations for users to connect using PPTP, L2TP, and SSTP protocols:

Germany: de1.pointtoserver.com
Netherlands: nl1.pointtoserver.com
United Kingdom: ukl1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usil1.pointtoserver.com
United States: ustx1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usca1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usfl1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usny1.pointtoserver.com
United States: uswdc1.pointtoserver.com
Australia: au-sd1.pointtoserver.com

This article will guide you through the steps involved in setting up PureVPN PPTP on a Tomato firmware router. We have used a Linksys router flashed with the latest FreshTomato firmware to prepare this article:

Things to Consider:

Before you begin, please make sure that:

  • You have a working internet connection

  • VPN Supported Router.

  • A Premium PureVPN account (If you haven’t bought yet click here to buy)

Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration

  • Once logged in go to Account & Billing section.

  • On Account and Billing section click drop-down icon

  • Click Show/ Update VPN password

  • Note down your PureVPN username and click on Eye icon to make your password visible and use it in the manual configuration.

How to connect PureVPN manually on Fresh Tomato Router

  • Log in to the router control panel by entering the router’s default IP address 192.168.1.1 to the address bar of your preferred browser. (If you changed your router's default IP address, enter that into your browser instead). Enter the admin name and password for your router, then click Sign In. The default username for Tomato is the root and the password is admin.

The default username for Tomato is the root and the password is admin.
  • In the left-hand menu, click on VPN Tunneling. Then click on PPTP Client.

Click on VPN Tunneling
Click on PPTP Client.
  • Now Configure your PPTP client as shown below:

  1. Start with WAN: check.

    1. Insert the desired server: Please refer to the server address shared in the above note.

    2. Enter PureVPN username, and PureVPN password

    3. Encryption: Auto.

    4. Stateless MPPE connection: check.

    5. Accept DNS configuration: select Yes.

    6. Redirect Internet traffic: check.

    7. Create NAT on tunnel: check.

    8. MTU: Default

    9. MRU: Default

    10. Click Save.

Click Save.
  • Click Start Now.

  • You are connected to VPN now!!!

  • If you want to disconnect your PPTP VPN connection, click on Stop Now in the PPTP Client Configuration window.

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