Configure a VPN server using PPTP with Mikrotik RouterOS

Posted by Carles Loriente on August 01, 2020 · 1 min read
Updated on December 25, 2024

The following file (rsc) for Mikrotik RouterOS v6.45+ configures an VPN usign PPTP


# Mikrotik RouterOs PPTP VPN Full configuration

/interface bridge
add fast-forward=no name=bridge

/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] advertise=10M-half,10M-full,100M-half,100M-full,1000M-half,1000M-full

/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge hw=no interface=ether1

/snmp community
set [ find default=yes ] addresses=0.0.0.0/0

/system clock
set time-zone-name=Europe/Dublin

/system identity
set name=mikrotik_vpn

/system ntp client
set enabled=yes server-dns-names=pool.ntp.org

/ip service
set telnet disabled=yes
set ftp disabled=yes
set www disabled=yes
set api disabled=yes
set api-ssl disabled=yes

/ip pool
add name=pool-vpn ranges=10.1.1.2-10.1.1.250

/ppp profile
add bridge=bridge local-address=pool-vpn name=profile-vpn remote-address=pool-vpn
add bridge=bridge dns-server=8.8.8.8 local-address=pool-vpn name=pptp_vpn remote-address=pool-vpn

/ip dhcp-client
add !dhcp-options disabled=no interface=ether1
add disabled=no interface=bridge

/ip firewall filter
add chain=input dst-port=1194 protocol=tcp

/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat out-interface=bridge src-address=10.1.1.2-10.1.1.250
add chain=srcnat

/ppp secret
add name=vpn_user password="ChangeThisPasword" profile=profile-vpn service=any

Download the GitHub Gist mikrotik_routeros_vpn-pptp.rsc

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