Once logged in, click on the "
PPP" tab on the left-side menu. You should have the "
Interface" tab open. Now click on the

sign and select "
PPTP Client"
(Please make sure you enter the correct details in the appropriate fields. Use the images as guides also)
This new window that you've opened is where you'll create your PPTP VPN connection. Please edit the settings as follows:
- Name: In this field, you can enter anything you like, for example "HMA PPTP".
- Max MTU and Max MRU: Leave these as default, so 1450
- When you're done, please click on the "Dial Out" tab (right next to the "General" tab).
Now in the "Dial Out" tab, edit the settings as explained below:
- Connect To: Pick any VPN server IP that you want to connect to from the VPN Control Panel and click on "Software & Help". Then click on "View" next to "Manually set-up VPN - No software"
- User: Your HMA! account username
- Password: Type your special PPTP password. It can be found by logging into the VPN Control Panel and clicking on "Software & Help". Then click on "View" next to "Manually set-up VPN - No software"
- Allow: Leave all authentication methods checked, as it should be by default already.
- Click on "OK" when you're done. (Please double-check all settings before clicking "OK")
Now please go to the "
IP" tab on the left-side bar and select "
Firewall". Click on the "
NAT" tab and then click on

sign, as shown below.
You should be in the "General" settings now so please carry out the following:
- In "Chain", select "srcnat" from the drop down menu
- In "Out. Interface", select the name of the HMA PPTP connection you just created.
- Click on the "Action" tab when you're done.
- In the "Action" field, select "Masquerade" from the drop down menu.
- Click "OK" when you're done.
Now that you're back to the "
Firewall" window, click on the "
Mangle" tab, click on the

sign:
- In "Chain", select "prerouting" from the drop down menu.
- In "Src. Adress", enter the IP range you want to have routed through the VPN connection. To route all IPs in the Mikrotik routers subnet (assuming the router is 192.168.5.1), enter "192.168.5.100-192.168.5.150".
- When you're done, click on the "Action" tab
Now that you're in the "Action" tab, please edit the settings as explained below:
- In the "Action" field, select "mark routing"from the drop-down menu.
- In the "New Routing Mark" field, enter any name for the routing mark, e.g. "PPTP"
- Check "Passthrough" option.
- Click "OK", when you're done.
Now, click on "
IP" (in the left side menu). In the "Routes List" window, click on "
Routes" and then click on the

sign.
- Dst. Address: has to be "0.0.0.0/0"
- Gateway: Enter the name of the VPN connection you created. (in this case it's "HMA PPTP") from the drop down menu.
- Routing Mark: Select the routing mark you created before. (e.g. "PPTP")
- Click "OK" when you're done.
Now you'll need to adjust your DNS settings, so to do that please follow the steps below. To begin, go to "IP" in the left-side menu and then click "DNS".
- Click on "Static" and then click on the
sign
- In the "Name" field, enter "OpenDNS1" ; "Address": "208.67.222.222" and click "OK".
- Then click on the
sign again but this time in the "Name" field, enter: "OpenDNS2" and in the "Address" field:"208.67.220.220" and click "OK" again.
- Once again, click on the
sign, and now in the "Name" field, enter: "Google1" and in the "Address" field type: "8.8.8.8" and click "OK" again.
And one last time, click on the

sign, and in the "
Name" field, enter: "
Google2" and in the "
Address" field type: "
8.8.4.4" and click "
OK" again.
- Check "Allow Remote Requests".
- Click "OK".