On this post I am going to show you how to setup L2TP VPN macOS Sierra. It should be also applicable on the previous version of OS X such as El Capitan, Yosemite, and Mavericks.
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VPN Tracker is the standard and most popular IPSec VPN Client for Mac and establishes VPN with macOS Mojave (10.14), macOS High Sierra (10.13), mac OS Sierra (10.12) macOS 10.12, OS X El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11), OS X Yosemite (Mac OS X 10.10), Mac OS X Mavericks (Mac OS X 10.9), Mac OS X Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8), Mac OS X Lion (Mac OS X. Use the VPN Tracker Mac App for Intel or Apple Silicon Macs, the leading IPSec Mac VPN client, for secure VPN data connections on Apple macOS Big Sur (11), macOS Catalina (10.15), macOS Mojave (10.14), macOS High Sierra (10.13), macOS Sierra (10.12), Mac OS X El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11). How To Set up VPN on MAC Sierra for Free. When we ask to set up a VPN on Mac Sierra, it looks like a big game but it’s like installing an Android app on the mobile phone. Setting up a VPN is too easy for your Mac. Apple has provided a hassle-free software for VPN on MacOS and you can set it up easily. VPN Tracker also supports PPTP it's not free but presumed to be the most professional VPN Software for the Mac. PPTP connections are automatically imported into VPN Tracker if launched on El Capitan prior to the upgrade and if the connection fails, there is a professional support team. Yes it's a paid product. Set up a VPN connection on Mac. To connect to a virtual private network (VPN), you need to enter configuration settings in Network preferences. These settings include the VPN server address, account name, and any authentication settings, such as a password or a certificate you received from the network administrator.
If you upgraded your Mac to macOS 10.12 Sierra or your iPhone to iOS 10 you might be surprised that PPTP client is not on the list when adding VPN interface. Apple will no longer support PPTP client starting from macOS Sierra and iOS 10. Alternatively you can switch to use L2TP VPN over IPSec which offers better and more secure connection.
In previous post I have shown you how to configure Mikrotik as an L2TP VPN server. We will use the account configured on the Mikrotik as the login account.
Follow the below step by step on how to setup L2TP over IPSec on macOS Sierra
1. Open System Preferences then select Network
In the Network settings, click the + (plus) button to create a new service (we will create a new VPN service)
2. Select the interface for the new service
To create a new VPN service, configure the interface as below;
3. Enter the VPN server address and your account
Make sure the L2TP VPN server has been correctly configured. If you use Mikrotik, you can follow my previous post on how to configure Mikrotik as L2TP VPN server.
4. Configure the Authentication Settings
Click on the Authentication Settings to configure auth and machine authentication.
5. Click Advanced button
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Make sure that the ‘Send all traffic over VPN connection’ is checked. Then click OK button. Complete the setting by clicking Apply button.
6. Connecting to L2TP VPN server
To connect to the VPN server, click the Connect button just under the Authentication Settings. Once it is connected, you can see the connection status, the connect time, and the IP address assigned to your Mac.
I hope this post can help you on how to setup L2TP VPN on macOS Sierra.
VPN Protocols
There are no limitations regarding the use of VPN protocols.
Shimo supports every major VPN protocol that is currently available: The widely used CiscoVPN, the very secure OpenVPN and all standard-compliant IPSec connections. It also handles Point-to-Point Tunneling (PPTP VPN) and Layer 2 Tunneling (L2TP) protocols. Even Cisco’s new Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol AnyConnect is supported by Shimo – the most flexible VPN client for Mac. Shimo also enables you to establish encrypted Secure Shell (SSH) connections including port forwarding for secure web browsing.
There is no other VPN client for Mac which supports this variety of available protocols. If you want to have the all-in-one solution for your secure connections, Shimo is technology of choice. This feature is not only helpful, if you have to handle different types of connections, but rather in cases where your system administrator upgrades or changes the used protocol. With Shimo you are always prepared and ready to go.
Shimo does not support PPTP/L2TP on macOS Catalina due to Apple's enforced security requirements.