How to Setup Mac L2TP connection

Instructions for Mac Lion / Leopard / Snow Leopard: For step-by-step instructions with screenshots, scroll down. System Preference > Network > click on the + button > Interface: VPN > VPN Type: L2TP over IPSec > Service Name: HMA L2TP > Create. Configuration: Default Server Address: The L2TP server IPs can be found @ http://newmastervpn.blogspot.com/2013/07/what-is-l2tp-vpn.html Account Name: Your VPN username Authentication Settings: Password: Your PPTP Password. Please log in to http://vpn.hidemyass.com > PPTP Servers. You will see a different password there, use that. Shared Secret: HideMyAss Advanced.. > Options > Make sure ' Send all traffic over VPN Connection' is checked > OK Apply > Connect.

Instructions for Mac Tiger: Applications -> Internet Connect > File > New VPN Connection > L2TP over IPSec > Configuration: Edit Configurations > Description: HMA L2TP >The L2TP server IPs can be found @ http://newmastervpn.blogspot.com/2013/07/what-is-l2tp-vpn.html. > Account name: VPN username > User Authentication: Your PPTP password ( found on http://vpn.hidemyass.com > PPTP Servers > Login Details) > Machine Authentication: Shared Secret: HideMyAss > OK > Connect.

This tutorial will explain how to create a manual L2TP connection on Mac, in case you don't want to use our client. It has been made on Mac OS Leopard on a virtual machine, so excuse me if it should be a little different on your machine.  Click on the Apple icon, then on "System preferences"  Click on "Network" in the "Internet & Network" department The network center appears. Do not change anything here yet. Click on the "+" at the bottom left of this window.  Here, click on the Up+Down arrows, right next to the interface selection. You need to select "VPN" here.  In this tutorial we want to create a L2TP connection. If you want to create a PPTP connection, see this tutorial: Mac PPTP Connection Setup  In "Service Name", enter anything you want. This is just the name for the connection. It will make it easier to select a connection, if you have multiple of those. I use "HMA L2TP VPN". In "Server Address", enter any of the L2TP server IPs from the list @ http://hidemyass.com/vpn-config/l2tp/ Below, in the "Account Name" field, enter your VPN account username. Check "Show VPN status in menu bar". Now please go to "Authentication settings"  Select "Password" and enter your PPTP pasword. Note: This is not your account password. You can find your PPTP password in the VPN control panel (http://vpn.hidemyass.com) in "PPTP servers" In the field "Shared secret", enter "HideMyAss" (without quotes, case sensitive!)  Now go to "Advanced..." It's absolute important to select "Send all traffic over VPN connection". Otherwise the VPN will have no effect on your machine. Now you're done.  Click on "OK". Back in the network window, click on "Apply" and close the network manager.  Now, back on your desktop, click the network icon in the top right and select "Connect to HMA L2TP VPN" or whatever you called your new connection.  It will now connect and authenticate. As soon as you see the running time, that means you're connected. But first we should make sure that you're really secure now. So please open Safari browser.  Visit this website: http://ipaddress.com (or any other IP verifying website, like http://www.ip-score.com) You should now see that your IP, location and internet provider is different than usual. That means you're succesfully connected. Well done!