Setup Vpn On Sonicwall For Mac



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.

Setup Vpn On Sonicwall For Mac Pc

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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. 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. 2In the Search field, type SonicWall Mobile Connect, and press Return. 4 Click Free and then Install. How to Setup Sonicwall SSLVPN for Apple Mac OS Step1:- Installing Mobile Connect SonicWALL Mobile Connect is installed through the Mac App Store. On your Mac click the App Store icon. In the Search field, enter SonicWALL Mobile Connect, and tap Enter. In the search results, select SonicWALL Mobile Connect. Tap Free and then Install.

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.

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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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April 2018
SonicWALL TZ300

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