Click Connect to start your VPN Connection.

You can check out the pros and cons here.

Optionally, you can check Show VPN status in the menu bar if you want to be able to enable and disable your VPN connection from the desktop quickly.Ĭheck Send all traffic over VPN connection to be able to encrypt all of your internet access through the VPN provider.

In our example, we are using a Shared Secret. If users can’t connect to the Mac from the Windows computer using the.

It may take a moment for the Windows computer to show that the Mac is on the network. Double-click the Mac, then enter the account name and password for the user account.

Select the Machine Authentication required by your VPN provider and enter the pertinent details. On the Windows computer, open File Explorer, click Network, and locate the Mac you want to connect to.

In our example, we will be using Password.

Select the User Authentication method you have been given by your VPN provider and enter the pertinent details.

The type of VPN encryption being used by your VPN provider will determine what sort of authentication settings you will need to enter.

Type in your Account Name (also provided by your VPN).

It may be in the form of an IP address or a Hostname.

Type in the Server Address that the VPN service provides you.

Type in a Service Name that is easy for you to recognize when you want to connect.

In our example, we are using L2TP over IPSec.

Select the VPN Type provided by your VPN service provider.

Select VPN from the interface drop-down list.

Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your Mac's screen.

How to Connect to the VPN when no third party app is provided Either by using the macOS built-in networking framework or by using the VPN provider's connection application. There are two main ways of connecting to your VPN service provider. How does your VPN provider require you to connect to their servers? Now what? You connect to it, that's what! And here's how you do it on your Mac. You've gone ahead and have decided to get a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service and have chosen one of the best VPN providers that suits your needs.

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