Connect to VPN Gate by Using L2TP/IPsec VPN Protocol

This document describes how to connect to a VPN Relay Server of VPN Gate by using the L2TP/IPsec VPN Client which is bundled with the operating system.L2TP/IPsec VPN Client is built-in on , Mac, iOS and Android. It is sier to configure thanusing OpenVPN. L2TP/IPsec VPN is recommended before you try to use OpenVPN. However, some networks or firewalls block L2TP/IPsec packets. If L2TP/IPsec fails,try OpenVPN.
Connecting parameters for L2TP/IPsec VPNYou can quickly configure your L2TP/IPsec VPN Client by using the following parameters if you have alrdy known how to set up.IP Address / Hostname:You can obtain them in Public VPN Relay Servers List page.
Username:vpn, :vpn
Pre-shared (Secret):vpn
Select your OSMaciPhone / iPadAndroid
VPN on step by step guide (Using L2TP/IPsec VPN)Here is the instruction how to connect to a VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server by using L2TP/IPsec VPN Client which is built-in on XP, 7, 8, RT, Server 2003, 2008 and 2012.SoftEther VPN Client is recommended on .
L2TP/IPsec Client configurations are difficult than SoftEther VPN Client.
If you are using , using SoftEther VPN Client is recommended because it is very sy to configure and stable. SoftEther VPN Client can show the list of currently running VPN Gate Servers on the software screen.On this instruction, we use 7 screens. XP and 8 are similar, however there are a little of changes.
1. Initial configurations (only once at the first time)Right-click the network icon on the bottom-right side of screen, and click"Open Network and Sharing Center".
Click"Set up a new connection or network"on the "Network Sharing Center" .
Select"Connect to a workplace".
Select"Use my Internet connection (VPN)".
Open theVPN Servers Listpage and choose a VPN Server which you want to connect.
Copy the DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) or IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and paste it on the"Internet address"field on the configuration wizard.In eral, DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) are recommended to specify. DDNS hostname can continue to be used even if the corresponding IP address of the DDNS hostname will change in future. However, in some countries or regions, you might be unable to use DDNS hostname. If you fails to specify a DDNS hostname, try IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) specifiion instd.After you paste the "Internet address" , check"Don't connect now; just set up so I can connect later"checkbox on the bottom of the screen surely.
If the username and prompting screen apprs, input"vpn"(3-letters) on both username and field. You should check"Remember this ".
When "The connection is rdy to use" message apprs, click the"Close"button. Do not click the "Connect now" button.
Go to "Network and Sharing Center" and click"Change adapter settings".
The currently defined VPN connection settings are listed. Right click the icon you crted in the previous step, and click"Properties".
On the Properties screen, switch to the"Security"tab. (In XP, switch to the "Network" tab.) Choose"Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/IPSec)"on the"Type of VPN"drop-down list.
Next, click the"Advanced settings"button. (In XP, click the "IPsec Settings" on the "Security" tab.)The following screen will appr. Click "Use preshared for authentiion" and input "vpn" (3-letters) on the "" field.
After the above configuration finished, click the "OK" button twice to close the property screen of the VPN connection setting.
2. Connect to the VPN ServerDouble-click the crted VPN connection setting, the below screen will appr.
"User name" and "" fields should be filled automatically if you enable -saving options in previous steps. If not, input"vpn"on both "User name" and "" fields.Click the "Connect" button to start the VPN connecting attempts.While the VPN is trying to be established, the following screen displays statuses. If an error occurs, confirm your settings make sure that the type of VPN is "L2TP/IPsec" , and the pre-shared is correctly specified.
If the VPN connection is successfully established, a VPN connection icon will be listed on the screen which apprs when you click the network icon on the bottom-right of screen. The status of the VPN connection icon should be"Connected".
By the way, you can initiate the VPN connection by simply clicking this VPN icon from now on.
3. Enjoy Internet via VPN relayingWhile VPN is established, all communiions towards the Internet will be relayed via the VPN Server. You can verify that by using"trt 8.8.8.8"command on the Command Prompt.As the above figure, if the packet-path are through "10.211.254.254" , your communiion is now relayed via one of VPN Gate Public VPN Servers.You can also visit theVPN Gate Top Pageto see your current global IP address. You can see your source country or region has been changed to other if you are connecting to a VPN server which is loed on overs country.
Enjoy YouTube, Facebook or Twitter while your VPN connection is established.
Facebook, Twitter and Gmail uses HTTPS (SSL) encrypted communiion protocols. Regardless of VPN or non-VPN, no one can tap these encrypted communiions.
VPN on Mac step by step guide (Using L2TP/IPsec VPN)Here is an instruction how to connect to a VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server by using L2TP/IPsec VPN Client which is built-in on Mac OS X.On this instruction, every screen-shots are taken on Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Other versions of Mac OS X are similar to be configured, however there might be minor different on UIs.These screen-shots are in English version of Mac OS X. If you use other language, you can still configure it sily by referring the following instructions.
1. Initial configurations (only once at the first time)Click the network icon on the top-right side on the Mac screen. Click"Open Network Preferences..."in the menu.
Click the"+" buttonon the network configuration screen.
Select"VPN"as"Interface","L2TP over IPsec"as"VPN Type"and click the"Crte"button.
A new L2TP VPN configuration will be crted, and the configuration screen will appr.On this screen, you have to specify either hostname or IP address of the destination VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server.Open theVPN Servers Listpage, and click one VPN Relay Server which you want to use. Copy the DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) or IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and paste it on the"Server Address"field on the configuration screen.In eral, DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) are recommended to specify. DDNS hostname can continue to be used even if the corresponding IP address of the DDNS hostname will change in future. However, in some countries or regions, you might be unable to use DDNS hostname. If you fails to specify a DDNS hostname, try IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) specifiion instd.After you specified the"Server Address", input "vpn" (3-letters) on the"Account Name"field, which is the next to the "Server Address" field.Next, click the"Authentiion Settings..."button.
The authentiion screen will appr. Input"vpn"(3-letters) to the""field. Specify"vpn"(3-letters) also on the"Shared Secret"field. After you input them, click the"OK"button.
After return to the previous screen, check the"Show VPN status in menu bar"and click the"Advanced..."button.
The advanced settings will be appred. Check the"Send all traffic over VPN connection"and click the"OK"button.
On the VPN connection settings screen, click the"Connect"button to start the VPN connection.
2. Start a VPN connectionYou can start a new VPN connection by clicking the"Connect"button at any time. You can also initiate a VPN connection by clicking the VPN icon on the menu bar.
After the VPN connection will be established, the VPN connection setting screen will become as below as the "Status" will be"Connected". Your private IP address on the VPN, and connect duration time will be displayed on the screen.
3. Enjoy Internet via VPN relayingWhile VPN is established, all communiions towards the Internet will be relayed via the VPN Server.
You can visit theVPN Gate Top Pageto see your current global IP address. You can see your source country or region has been changed to other if you are connecting to a VPN server which is loed on overs country.
Enjoy YouTube, Facebook or Twitter while your VPN connection is established.
Facebook, Twitter and Gmail uses HTTPS (SSL) encrypted communiion protocols. Regardless of VPN or non-VPN, no one can tap these encrypted communiions.
VPN on iPhone / iPad step by step guide (Using L2TP/IPsec VPN)Here is an instruction how to connect to a VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server by using L2TP/IPsec VPN Client which is built-in on iPhone / iPad.On this instruction, every screen-shots are taken on iOS 6. Other versions of iOS are similar to be configured, however there might be minor different on UIs.These screen-shots are in English version of iOS. If you use other language, you can still configure it sily by referring the following instructions.
1. Initial configurations (only once at the first time)From the iOS main screen, start the"Settings"appliion.
Open"VPN"in"eral", and tap"Add VPN Configuration...".
A new L2TP VPN connection setting will be crted, and the configuration screen will appr.On this screen, you have to specify either hostname or IP address of the destination VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server.
Open theVPN Servers Listpage, and click one VPN Relay Server which you want to use. Copy the DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) or IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and paste it on the"Server"field on the configuration screen.In eral, DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) are recommended to specify. DDNS hostname can continue to be used even if the corresponding IP address of the DDNS hostname will change in future. However, in some countries or regions, you might be unable to use DDNS hostname. If you fails to specify a DDNS hostname, try IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) specifiion instd.After you specify the"Server"field, you have to input"vpn"(3-letters) to"Account",""and"Secret"fields. After input, tap"Save".
2. Connect a VPNYou can start a VPN connection by using a crted VPN connection setting at any time.
Tap the"OFF"button to initiate a VPN connection.While VPN is established, you can see the status and connect time on the status screen. Your private IP address in VPN is also displayed. The "Connect to" IP address reports "1.0.0.1" , but it is not an unusual.
3. Enjoy Internet via VPN relayingWhile VPN is established, all communiions towards the Internet will be relayed via the VPN Server.
You can visit theVPN Gate Top Pageto see your current global IP address. You can see your source country or region has been changed to other if you are connecting to a VPN server which is loed on overs country.iOS displays the"VPN"indior on the top bar of the screen while VPN is established.Enjoy YouTube, Facebook or Twitter while your VPN connection is established.
Facebook, Twitter and Gmail uses HTTPS (SSL) encrypted communiion protocols. Regardless of VPN or non-VPN, no one can tap these encrypted communiions.
VPN on Android step by step guide (Using L2TP/IPsec VPN)Here is an instruction how to connect to a VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server by using L2TP/IPsec VPN Client which is built-in on Android.On this instruction, every screen-shots are taken on Android 4.x. Other versions of Android 4.x are similar to be configured, however there might be minor different on UIs. Some third-parties customizes the configuration screens of Android.These screen-shots are in English version Android iOS. If you use other language, you can still configure it sily by referring the following instructions.
1. Initial configurations (only once at the first time)Start the"Settings"appliion on Android.
In the"Wireless & Networks"egory, open"More..."and tap"VPN".
Click the "Add VPN profile" button to crte a new VPN connection setting.
A new VPN connection setting editing screen will appr. Input something string on the"Name"field (e.g. "vpn" ), and choose"L2TP/IPSec PSK"in the"Type"field.On this screen, you have to specify either hostname or IP address of the destination VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Server.
Open theVPN Servers Listpage, and click one VPN Relay Server which you want to use. Copy the DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) or IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and paste it on the"Server address"field on the configuration screen.In eral, DDNS Hostname (an identifier ends with ".opengw.net" ) are recommended to specify. DDNS hostname can continue to be used even if the corresponding IP address of the DDNS hostname will change in future. However, in some countries or regions, you might be unable to use DDNS hostname. If you fails to specify a DDNS hostname, try IP Address (digits as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) specifiion instd.
Scroll down the configuration screen, and tap the"Show advanced options"checkbox if appropriate.Specify"vpn"(3-letters) on the"IPSec pre-shared "field.Specify"0.0.0.0/0"(9-letters) on the"Forwarding routes"field. Make sure that you input the "Forwarding routes" field correctly. If not, you cannot communie via VPN.After all inputted, tap the"Save"button and save the VPN connection setting.
2. Connect a VPNYou can start a VPN connection by using a crted VPN connection setting at any time. Open the VPN connection settings list and tap a setting, you will see the following screen.At the first time of using, you have to input"Username"and""fields.
Specify"vpn"(3-letters) on both"Username"and""fields, and check"Save account information".Tap"Connect"to start the VPN connection.
After the VPN connection will be established, the indie string"Connected"will be displayed next to the VPN connection setting, and the status indiion ar of Android will show"VPN activated"message. You can tap the message to see the current status of the VPN connection.
3. Enjoy Internet via VPN relayingWhile VPN is established, all communiions towards the Internet will be relayed via the VPN Server.
You can visit theVPN Gate Top Pageto see your current global IP address. You can see your source country or region has been changed to other if you are connecting to a VPN server which is loed on overs country.Enjoy YouTube, Facebook or Twitter while your VPN connection is established.
Facebook, Twitter and Gmail uses HTTPS (SSL) encrypted communiion protocols. Regardless of VPN or non-VPN, no one can tap these encrypted communiions.
Any errors using L2TP/IPsec VPN?Username, and pre-shared are all "vpn" (3-letters). Especially, make sure you input the pre-shared correctly.Mac OS X and Android needs a special settings to make the VPN server relays all traffics. Confirm the above instructions again.Make sure that the destination hostname or IP address are correct, viewing theVPN Servers Listpage.In some countries or regions, specifying DDNS Hostname (.opengw.net) might fail. In such an environment, specify the IP address directly instd of DDNS hostname.Your local firewall might filter any L2TP/IPsec packets. In such a network, L2TP cannot be used. If you use , tryUsing SoftEther VPN Client. Mac, iOS or Android, tryUsing OpenVPN.