Setup Vpn On Sonicwall For Mac

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How to set up your SonicWALL VPN First, download VPN Tracker. VPN Tracker works with all versions of OS X, starting with OS X 10.5 all the way up to the very latest release, macOS High Sierra. Configuring and Connecting to SSL VPN for Mac OS X 1. To obtain VPN connectivity for the CLS network, you will want to download the “SonicWALL Mobile Connect” software in the App Store. Configure WAN Group VPN on the SonicWall. Login to the SonicWall management GUI. Click Network in the top navigation menu. Navigate to IPSec VPN Rules and Settings. Ensure that the Toggle switches for Enable VPN and the WAN GroupVPN are enabled. Click configure icon for the WAN GroupVPN entry. The VPN Policy window is displayed. VPN Tracker fully supports Global VPN (GVC) connections on the Mac, allowing you to securely connect to your SonicWALL IPsec VPN from macOS. Download VPN Tracker to get started. The VPN seems connected but I can't connect to my server or transfer data. Apr 01, 2020 Connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in macOS is easy, although the process is different depending on your provider. If your admin or service sent you a VPN settings file, you can usually just double-click it to set up the network. Otherwise, you’ll need to manually enter the settings in the Network panel of System Preferences.

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This tutorial is for setting up L2TP / IPSec VPN server on SonicWALL TZ300 with Firmware version 6.5. This should work for majority of other SonicWALL firewalls as well.

  • Switch to Classic Navigation Mode if not already in Classic Mode (hamburger icon in bottom left).
  • Go to VPN > Settings and Enable WAN GroupVPN.
    • Click Edit button next to WAN GroupVPN
      • General: Set Shared Secret
      • Advanced: Enable Accept Multiple Proposals for Clients.
      • All other settings can be left as they are.
  • Go to VPN > L2TP Server
    • Check 'Enable L2TP Server' and click Configure

      • L2TP Server:
        • Enter DNS Servers (normally your internal LAN DNS)
      • L2TP Users:
        • Select 'Use the Local L2TP IP pool' and enter IP Address range to be issued to VPN clients (this doesn't need to be within your internal LAN subnet).
        • User group for L2TP users: select Trusted Users
  • Go to Users > Local Users & Groups > Add User..
    • Settings: enter Name and Password for your VPN user.
    • Group: Everyone and Trusted Users.
    • VPN Access: LAN Subnets

That should be it. You can now login from any L2TP / IPSec supporting client.

Update:

I noticed that Windows 10 VPN clients seemingly takes long time to connect to SonicWALL L2TP Server. It stays on 'Completing the connection' stage for 20-30 seconds. Hesston 560 round baler operators manual.

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In practice this doesn't seem to affect functionality though - VPN connection is actually established very quickly (2-3 seconds). So you can just ignore 'Completing the connection' status and start connecting to internal resources straight away.

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