VPN Settings Server Admin L2TP PPP Authentication Kereberos option dimmed?

Hi. I set up my 10.4 server as an open directory master. Kerberos works on the LAN for single signon.
I am trying to configure VPN service now. When I go to the "Settings" section of VPN in Server Admin, under L2TP, "PPP Authentication", MS-CHAPv2 is selectable but "Kerberos" is dimmed, i.e. I can't select it. What do I need to do to be able to used Kerberos here?
Thanks,

Thanks BrianFL. This helps hugely. Yes, I just to set up a simple filesharing VPN not the kind of VPN that bypass Internet censorship. I use ethernet connection directly from my router yes.
1. I just need to use the server app to set up a VPN and port forwarding. That is it?
2. The setting I have made according to the guide with Server Admin Tools seems never going away, even after I deleted the server that has all the settings inside Server Admin Tools. Upon creating a new server inside Server Admin Tools, the new server inherits all the settings from the one I just deleted. Any idea how I can restore to Server Admin Tools's defaults settings?
3. Even VNC (I use RealVNC) on the mini stopped working after I made changes according to the guide and deleted all the changes I can find. What is the address format for lion's build in VNC (192.168.0.100:5800?) like? I forgot how it is.
Thanks so much!

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