To connect to a virtual private network (VPN) you
need to enter configuration settings into Network preferences. These settings
include the VPN server address, account name, and any authentication settings,
such as a password that you have received from your VPN provider.
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To setup a VPN connection on your Mac 10.10 Yosemite follow the steps below:
1. Choose
Apple menu > System Preferences, then click ‘Network’.
2. Click
‘Add’ ‘+’ at the bottom of the network
connection services list, click the ‘Interface’ pop-up menu, then choose ‘VPN’.
3. Click
the VPN Type pop-up menu, and then choose what kind of VPN connection you want
to set up, depending on the network you are connecting to. Give the VPN service
a name and then click ‘Create’.
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PPTP allows corporations to extend their own
corporate network through private “tunnels” over the public Internet
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L2TP is an extension of the Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol used by Internet service providers to enable a VPN over the
Internet
4. Enter
the server address and the account name for the VPN connection (in welcome
email).
5. Click
on ‘Authentication Settings’ and enter the information you received from the
network administrator.
6. Click
‘OK’, then click ‘Connect’.
Select ‘Show VPN status in menu bar’ to use the VPN status icon
to connect to the network and switch between VPN services.
To remove the VPN configuration, select the VPN network
connection service in the list and click ‘Remove’ ‘-’.
