If your just getting started with your VPN or VPN Router then you may see acronyms including PPTP, L2TP and OpenVPN and wonder what these mean.
These are currently the 3 most popular VPN security tunnelling protocols and here at Liberty Shield we are able to support both PPTP, L2TP and OpenVPN.
You'll see three connection types (protocols) mentioned across our service.
All three are available on your account and on VPN Routers via Manage Router.
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OpenVPN (OVPN) — our default and recommended protocol: strong encryption with excellent reliability, and the largest choice of servers.
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L2TP — strong encryption with lower overhead on some routes; often the fix for buffering when streaming from Europe (France, Germany, Spain).
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PPTP — the oldest protocol. Fast but with weak encryption by modern standards; only recommended for casual browsing or older devices that support nothing newer.
Note: Not sure? Leave it on OpenVPN. If you get buffering from a European server, try L2TP — or contact our support team who can move server.
Keith
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