Setup L2TP VPN on Mac OS X


Create VPN connection

  • Open Apple menu and select System Preferences. Step 1. Open Apple menu and select System Preferences.
  • Click on the Network icon. Step 2. Click on the Network icon.
  • Click the + icon to create a new service. Step 3. Click the + icon to create a new service.
  • Click on the Interface popup menu and select VPN. Step 4. Click on the Interface popup menu and select VPN.
  • Set VPN Type to L2TP over IPSec and give the connection a name in Service name field. Click Create. Step 5. Set VPN Type to L2TP over IPSec and give the connection a name in Service name field. Click Create.
  • Enter your Hostname and Login (look L2TP info text file in the user dashboard) as Server Address and Account Name. Click Authentication Settings. Step 6. Enter your Hostname and Login (look L2TP info text file in the user dashboard) as Server Address and Account Name. Click Authentication Settings.
  • Enter your Password and Preshared Key (look L2TP info text file in the user dashboard) as Password and Shared Secret. Click OK. Step 7. Enter your Password and Preshared Key (look L2TP info text file in the user dashboard) as Password and Shared Secret. Click OK.
  • Click the Advanced button. Step 8. Click the Advanced button.
  • Select Send all traffic over VPN connection checkbox and click OK. Step 9. Select Send all traffic over VPN connection checkbox and click OK.
  • Click Apply. Step 10. Click Apply.
  • The VPN connection is ready. Click Connect. Step 11. The VPN connection is ready. Click Connect.
  • Click Disconnect when you finish. Step 12. Click Disconnect when you finish.

Delete VPN connection

  • Open Network (see Step 1 and Step 2), select VPN connection and click - icon to delete VPN connection. Step 1. Open Network (see Step 1 and Step 2), select VPN connection and click - icon to delete VPN connection.