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Important: Starting from macOS Sierra PPTP VPN protocol is no longer supported.
You may proceed with the tutorial below if you are running a previous Mac OS version. If not, we recommend downloading the ibVPN Mac OS application or manually set up an L2TP connection on your Mac.
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How to set up a PPTP VPN connection on Mac OS
This tutorial shows how to set up a PPTP VPN connection on Mac OS in 5 easy steps.
Step 1. Open System Preferences and click onto Network.
Step 2. Click the + button on the network connections pane.
Step 3. From the drop-down menu, select VPN followed by PPTP then click Create.
Step 4. Enter the ibVPN server that you wish to connect (The Server address will be depending on the package you own.
To check all the available servers, please check the My Serverssection, input into the Server Address field and your account Username (your registered email address) in the Account Name field.
Step 5. Click the Authentication Settings and enter your Password (VPN Password from Client Area Details) and click OK.
- Click the Advanced button.
- Tick Send all traffic over VPN connection, press OK.
- Click Apply.
- Leave the Show VPN status in menu bar box ticked and press Connect.
- You should be able to Connect/Disconnect to the server from the menu bar.
You have just set up a VPN on Mac, simple as that.
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If you encounter any problems using the PPTP protocol, please let us know by opening a ticket here.
Some time ago, Apple stopped the support for its built-in PPTP VPN client on Mac (macOS Sierra 10.12.). This isn't a reason to replace your entire network infrastructure, because you are still able to establish a secure PPTP VPN connection with Shimo. The following instruction shows you how to connect to PPTP VPN in macOS Sierra 10.12, High Sierra 10.13 and Mojave 10.14 using our VPN client Shimo.
Connect macOS Sierra 10.12 to a PPTP VPN gateway
- Download Shimo here
- Open the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instruction to install Shimo
- Click on the little Shimo icon to open ShimoPreferences
- Open the Accounts tab and click on '+' to create a new PPTP/L2T account
- Enter your Remote Host, Username and Password. Please contact your IT admin for further details.
- You can easily connect your mac over the menu bar of macOS. You only have to click on the Account you just added. For example 'University XY'