#MAC OS X VPN CLIENT HOW TO#
To obtain the Client and Server Certificates described in this configuration, refer this KB article: UTM: How to obtain certificates for VPN connections (Site to Site, GVC, L2TP) from a Windows Certificate server
#MAC OS X VPN CLIENT MAC OS X#
The Names Server and Client Certificates are used in order to distinguish between the Certificates used in the SonicWall (Server) and the Mac OS X L2TP/IPsec Client (Client).However, the configuration would be similar in other Mac OS X versions. The Client configuration described here is for a Mac OS X 10.8.2 ( Mountain Lion).This KB article describes the method to configure SonicWall WAN GroupVPN and Mac OS X L2TP/IPsec clients to use digital certificates for authentication before establishing an L2TP/IPsec VPN tunnel. In SonicWall UTM devices, digital certificates are one way of authenticating two peer devices to establish an IPsec VPN tunnel. Using digital certificates for authentication instead of preshared keys in a VPN configuration is considered more secure. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 firmware. This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware.
This configuration is specifically done using OS X but many of the steps are similar regardless of Operating System. This article details how to setup an IPSec or L2TP Connection to the SonicWall while using Certificates as an Authentication Method.
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