Android: That's how you configure PPTP to use with CyberGhost

Please make sure the following requirements are met:

• A CyberGhost account
  Info: Here's how to create a CyberGhost account online
  Info: Here's how to manage your CyberGhost account
  
• A CyberGhost subscription
  Info: How to purchase or upgrade a subscription
  Info for prepaid subscribers: How to enter an activation key

Step 1

Visit your CyberGhost VPN online account and login with your Premium Username and Password

Click on 'My Devices' and in the 'Add a new device' section > click 'Others'.

At the new screen, in the 'Server configuration' tab, the desired parameters can be configured. For the purpose of setting PPTP for your device, choose 'PPTP' from the Protocol drop down menu. Your desired country and server group, as described below, need to be defined too:

Also type in a Device name to assign to your device, then configure the parameters for the new device.

• Protocol: please choose PPTP
• Country: Since native protocol connections may only be used with exactly one server you now have to choose the country you want to surf from; the server to be used in this country will be chosen by CyberGhost automatically.
• Server group: Choose the server group and the OpenVPN protocol (UDP or TCP) you want to use:
  UDP allows higher speed than the TCP version, but can result in broken downloads in some cases. This is the default setting.
  TCP allows more stable connections than the UDP version, but is a bit slower. Choose this version, if you have recurrent connection issues such as sudden disconnections.

After setting up your preferred settings, save them with 'Save and download configuration'.

Access the configuration data for the PPTP protocol. FYI: The Point To Point Tunneling Protocol is widely available and uses PAP/CHAP for authentication, but because of possible implementation deficits in key management it can't be considered completely safe anymore and should only be used, if none of the alternatives OpenVPN or L2TP is available.

To view the PPTP credentials that are generated for you on the configuration dashboard, press View Configuration. 

Once the new page is opened, your connection credentials are generated for you but make note of the following information, you will need them to configure your device. 

Please note down the following data sets:

• Server group: This is the server address of the country you want to surf from, e.g. '1234-ro.cg-dialup.net'. The address includes encrypted information about your plan, the server group chosen and the domain name; the protocol to be used will be detected automatically when connecting to CyberGhost. If you want to connect to different locations, you need to adjust the target destination according to a different country and note down that 2nd, 3rd, 4th ... address as well.
• User name: A solely for protocol usage generated user name. This is NOT your regular CyberGhost account user name.
• Password: A solely for protocol usage generated password. This is NOT your regular CyberGhost account password.
  
• Pre-shared key

Please see the credentials that are downloaded for you once you press 'Download configuration'.

Step 2

Open your Android settings:

Tap on 'More' and then on ‘VPN'.

Tap on the 'Plus' icon on the upper right:

Step 3

Enter a ‘Name’ for your new VPN connection, which should reflect somehow the country of the server you want to surf from and maybe even protocol and server group (e.g. ‘CyberGhost PPTP RO Default’).

Specify the protocol by choosing the entry 'PPTP' from the 'Type' drop down menu und add the address you noted in step 1, e.g. '8-ro.cg-dialup.net'. (The address includes encrypted information about your plan, the server group chosen and the domain name; the protocol to be used will be detected automatically when connecting to CyberGhost. If you want to connect to different locations, you need to adjust the target destination according to a different country and note down that 2nd, 3rd, 4th ... address as well.)

Scroll down a bit and activate 'PPP encryption (MPPE)'.

Once you are done, tap on 'Save'. Back in the VPN connection list you should now find your new connection.

Each VPN connection can naturally only address one server; in case you need or want more than one location to choose from you need the respective amount of single VPN connections, each configured separately.

Step 4

Now tap on a connection and enter your credentials which consist of 1) the user name created in step 1, and 2) the password, also created in step 1. DO NOT use your regular CyberGhost user name and password, which you use to login in the client and your account management!

At last tap on 'Connect'.

After being connected, your device will keep you updated about the connection status in your notifying area:

Certain routers need you to activate the L2TP/IPSec protocol. How you can accomplish that task should be documented in your router's manual.