This guide shows a simple method to set up a PPTP (VPN) server on a Mikrotik router using Winbox. This setup allows only one client to connect to the server.

🎥 Video Tutorial

🖥 Step 1: Connect via Winbox

Open Winbox and connect to your Mikrotik router. Screenshot 1

✅ Step 2: Enable the PPTP Server

  1. Go to PPP > PPTP Server.
  2. Check the Enabled ✅ box. Screenshot 2

👤 Step 3: Add User Credentials

  1. Navigate to PPP > Secrets.
  2. Click Add ➕ and fill in the following fields:
    • 👤 Name: USERNAME
    • 🔑 Password: PASSWORD
    • 🔧 Service: pptp
    • 📍 Local Address: Internal IP of the router (e.g., 192.168.88.1)
    • 🌐 Remote Address: IP to assign to the client (e.g., 192.168.88.2) Screenshot 3
  3. Click OK ✅.

🔐 Step 4: Allow PPTP Through Firewall

  1. Open IP > Firewall 🔥.
  2. Go to the Filter Rules tab and click Add ➕.
  3. Set the following parameters:
    • 🔁 Chain: input
    • 📥 Dst. Address: External IP of the router
    • 📡 Protocol: tcp
    • 📌 Dst. Port: 1723
    • 🖧 In. Interface: WAN port (e.g., ether1-gateway)
    • ✅ Action: accept
  4. Click OK ✅. Screenshot 4 Screenshot 5

This completes the basic configuration. 🎉

🧪 Step 5: Connect from a Windows 10 Client

  1. Open Settings ⚙️ > Network & Internet 🌐 > VPN 🔐. Screenshot 6
  2. Click Add a VPN connection ➕. Screenshot 7
  3. Fill in the requested fields using the credentials and IP from previous steps. Screenshot 8
  4. Save the configuration and click Connect 🔗. Screenshot 9 Screenshot 10 Screenshot 11 If everything is set up correctly, your Windows 10 client will connect to the Mikrotik PPTP VPN server. ✅