{"id":782,"date":"2013-08-10T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T15:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seed4.me\/blog\/?p=782"},"modified":"2013-08-10T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T16:01:27","slug":"how-to-setup-l2tp-vpn-for-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexahub.net\/blog\/how-to-setup-l2tp-vpn-for-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup L2TP VPN for MacOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since, L2TP testing is still ongoing, then we&#8217;d like show you how to setup L2TP VPN connection for MacOS manually.<\/p>\n<h3>Setup 1.<\/h3>\n<p>First, open <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> and find <strong>Network<\/strong> settings there. Open it.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-785\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 1\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step1.png\" \/>\n<p><!--more Continue reading about L2TP VPN setup for MacOS...--><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2.<\/h3>\n<p>Create a new service by using a small <strong>+<\/strong> button from the left bottom corner.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-786\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 2\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3.<\/h3>\n<p>Choose Interface as <strong>VPN<\/strong>, VPN type as <strong>L2TP over IPSec <\/strong>and service name could be anything, in our case it is <em>VPN (L2TP)<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-787\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 3\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step3.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4.<\/h3>\n<p>Now you have to specify server and account name. Choose our NL server and put <em>nl.seed4.me<\/em> as <strong>Server Address<\/strong>. Account name should be your <a title=\"Seed4.Me\" href=\"https:\/\/seed4.me\">Seed4.Me<\/a> account name (email).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-788\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 4\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step4.png\" \/><br \/>\nPress <strong>Create<\/strong> button and return to <strong>Network<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4.<\/h3>\n<p>Next step is to change <strong>Authentication Settings&#8230;<\/strong> Press the button and enter your password in <strong>Password<\/strong> field. Select <strong>Shared Secret<\/strong> as <strong>Machine Authentication<\/strong> and<strong><\/strong> enter <em>seed4me<\/em> there.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-789\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 5\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step5.png\" \/><br \/>\nAccept changes and come back.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5.<\/h3>\n<p>Now you have to enable routing for all Internet traffic through the VPN connection. Press button <strong>Advanced&#8230;<\/strong> and choose &#8220;<strong>Send all traffic over VPN connection<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-790\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 6\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step6.png\" \/><br \/>\nThen OK and Apply settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6.<\/h3>\n<p>Put check mark in front of &#8220;<strong>Show VPN status in menu bar<\/strong>&#8221; and press <strong>Connect<\/strong> to test VPN settings.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"694\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"MacOS L2TP Setup Step 7\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/macos-l2tp-setup-step7.png\" \/>\n<p>Now you are Done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since, L2TP testing is still ongoing, then we&#8217;d like show you how to setup L2TP VPN connection for MacOS manually. Setup 1. First, open System Preferences and find Network settings there. 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