YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE MHU ITS DEPARTMENT TO PLACE YOUR ACCOUNT IN OUR VPN ALLOWED LIST BEFORE THESE STEPS WILL WORK
This article will describe how you can configure L2TP/IPsec VPN on MAC OS X and connect to the MHU network.
Prerequisites
- Mac OS X
- Access to your Mac OS X with admin or a user that has administrator permissions
Click on the Apple icon in the left top corner and click “System Preferences”
![macos system](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-system.png)
Click on “Network”
![macos network](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-network.png)
Click on + to add a new network interface
![macos network settings](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-network-settings.png)
- Select VPN via the Interface dropdown list
- Select “L2TP over IPsec” as VPN-type
- The Service Name can be anything you want. I suggest you enter something descriptive such as MHU-VPN
- Click “Create”
![macos plus](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-plus.png)
Select VPN (L2TP) (or MHU-VPN if you used that name) in the left menu.
- Leave the Configuration setting at “Default”
- Server Address: MHU-RAS.MHU.EDU
- Account Name: (enter your MHU email address)
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Check “Show VPN status in the menu bar”
- This will display a small VPN icon on the right side of the menu bar. You will be able to select this icon and quickly connect/disconnect VPN sessions without having to go into System Preferences
![macos vpn](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-vpn.png)
Click on “Authentication Settings…”
- Enter your MHU password in the password field
- Enter mhuvpn in the Shared Secret field
- Click “Ok”
Remember – If you later change your MHU network/email password, you will need to update it here as well!
![macos vpn sharedkey](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-vpn-sharedkey.png)
Click on “Advanced…”
![macos advanced](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-advanced.png)
Check all three of the options under “Session options”
![macos vpn traffic](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-vpn-traffic.png)
Click “Ok” to save
This will take you back to the Network settings. Be sure to click “Apply” to save your VPN settings
The Mac OS X VPN client is now configured and ready to use.
Click on “Connect” to make a connection with your VPN server.
![macos vpn connect](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-vpn-connect.png)
We have made a successful connection to the MHU VPN server via VPN.
![macos vpn status](https://its.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/macos-vpn-status.png)
When you are finished using the VPN connection to MHU be sure to click “Disconnect” to terminate the session.
This concludes the VPN instructions.