PublicVPN.comSystem Requirements
Before setting up the VPN, be sure your installation is up–to–date by running Software Update. At the time of this writing the latest Mac OS X version was 10.4.1.
Open Internet Connect
First, open the ‘Applications’ folder by going to the Finder and choosing “New Finder Window” from the “File” menu. Click on the ”Applications” icon, then scroll down until you see the “Internet Connect” icon.
Double–click on the “Internet Connect” icon. You should see a window like the one below. Your ‘Network’ and ‘Base Station ID’ will probably be different.
Create a New VPN Connection
Next, go to the ‘File’ menu and select “New VPN Connection Window.”
You should see the following screen. Click ‘L2TP over IPsec,’ then click ‘Continue.’
Set the Connection Information
The next screen will look like this. Click the ‘Other’ popup menu, then select ‘Edit Configurations…’
You should see the VPN Configuration window:
Fill in the fields as follows, so the VPN Configuration screen looks like this:
For the ‘Description’ field, type ‘PublicVPN.com L2TP’
In the red box, enter “gateway.publicvpn.net” as the ‘Server Address.’ This is the DNS name of the PublicVPN.com server.
In the yellow box, enter your PublicVPN.com username. You created this username on the PublicVPN.com website.
In the blue box, enter your PublicVPN.com password. You created this password on the PublicVPN.com website.
In the green box, type ‘publicvpn.net’ in lower case. This is the IPsec shared secret, and is required to connect via IPsec.
After you’re done, click the ‘OK’ button. The ‘Internet Connect’ window should look something like this, except with your PublicVPN.com username:
That’s it! You’re done!
When you want to connect
When you want to connect to PublicVPN.com, double–click on “Internet Connect,” click on “VPN (L2TP)”, then click the ‘Connect’ button.
