Open Vpn For Macos 10.12 Sierra
MacOS Sierra (version 10.12) is the thirteenth major release of macOS (previously Mac OS X from 2001 to 2012 and OS X from 2012 to 2016), Apple Inc.' S desktop and server operating system for Macintosh.It was the first version of the operating system issued under the June 2016 rebranding as macOS. Sierra is named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and Nevada.
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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.
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.
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5. Click Advanced button
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
Animation programs for mac os x. 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.
Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. I know how important being able to use your VPN after updating to macOS Sierra! The good news is the following steps will be helpful in resolving your issue with Cisco Anyconnect, as they have released an update to their product to be compatible with macOS Sierra:
AnyConnect 4.3MR3 (3086) is now available with various fixes including additional Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra) compatibility fixes
If an app won't run or install on your Mac after you upgrade OS X
Cheers!
Oct 8, 2016 11:26 AM