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* Plain L2TP '''without any IPsec'''. This is important as some devices may not support disabling encryption on L2TP, eg iPhones
* Check that your ISP/mobile provider does not have features that will block 'VPN' services - eg Vodafone's 'SecureNet' will block access to our L2TP service but can usually be disabled via the provider's control pages/App/etc
*Please use the DNS name (l2tp.aa.net.uk) instead of hardcoding an IP address; IP addresses can and do change. If you have to use an IP, use 194.4.172.12, but do check the DNS for l2tp.aa.net.uk in case it changes.
*Static routes? Some L2TP client's config needs to have a static route to route traffic to the L2TP server directly rather than through the tunnel(!) - in these cases you may need to add multiple static routes and keep them updated as the IPs that l2tp.aa.net.uk may change and increase over time.
=== Speed/Latency Tweaks ===
=== Port forwarding on some 'Mobile Broadband' routers ===
We have reports from a few customers who are using 4G/5G mobile data routers for 'mobile broadband' that whilst they do support L2TP they do not appear to port forward the static IP on the L2TP. The web UI suggests that
= Notes on setting up L2TP IN to AAISP: =
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-Apple.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_iOS|title=L2TP from iOS|text=Our L2TP service won't work from iOS (iPhones & iPads)}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-Windows.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_Windows|title=L2TP from Windows|text=Creating a L2TP connection from Windows to AAISP}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-Linux.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_Debian|title=L2TP from Debian|text=Creating a L2TP connection from Debian to AAISP using xl2tpd}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-Linux.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_Linux|title=L2TP from Linux|text=Creating a L2TP connection from Linux/Ubuntu/Network Manager to AAISP using xl2tpd}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-Linux.svg|link=Router:Linux_-_Debian_-_With_L2TP_Fallback|title=L2TP Failover with Debian|text=Creating a L2TP fallback for AAISP using xl2tpd}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-router.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_Other_Routers|title=L2TP from Other Routers|text=Generic information for creating a L2TP connection from other routers to AAISP (eg Netgear, TP-Link etc that are not listed here.}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-router.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_Ubiquiti_Edgerouter|title=Ubiquiti|text=Problems with Ubiquiti Edgerouter.}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-router.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_MikroTik_RouterBOARD_hEX|title=MikroTik|text=Create an L2TP connection from a MikroTik Routerboard.}}
{{AAMenu|img=Menu-router.svg|link=L2TP_Client:_OpenWRT_with_Policy_Based_Routing|title=OpenWRT-Policy Based Routing|text=Create an L2TP connection from a OpenWRT with Policy Based Routing.}}
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