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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/pptp-vpn-os-x-leopard/">Techie.org » Blog » How to setup PPTP VPN on Mac OS X Leopard</a> <div class="narrowcolumn" id="content"> <div class="post" id="post-83"> <h4> How to setup PPTP VPN on Mac OS X Leopard</h4> <div class="entry"> Welcome back to another how to. This one deals with setting up a VPN connection to your office on the latest <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.33182,-122.03118&spn=1.0,1.0&q=37.33182,-122.03118%20(Apple%20Inc.)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> operating system, Leopard (10.5) To Start 1) Click the apple logo, and select <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Preferences" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="System Preferences">System Preferences</a> <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-84" height="347" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-1.jpg" title="picture-1" width="432" /></a> 2) Click on the Network icon under <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Internet">Internet</a> & Network <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-2.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" height="357" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-2.jpg" title="picture-2" width="500" /></a> 3) If you see a locked padlock in the bottom left, click on it. Otherwise skip to step 5. <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-3.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-86" height="403" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-3.jpg" title="picture-3" width="500" /></a> 4) Enter your password in the dialog box 5) Click on the little + icon just above the padlock <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-4.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-87" height="416" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-4.jpg" title="picture-4" width="500" /></a> 6) <a class="zem_slink" href="http://musicbrainz.org/label/e183ae23-030e-4722-80cc-ac24d20ad640.html" rel="musicbrainz" target="_blank" title="Select Magazine">Select</a> “VPN” From the interface drop down. <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-5.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-88" height="411" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-5.jpg" title="picture-5" width="500" /></a> 7) Select “PPTP” From the VPN Type drop down <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-6.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-89" height="409" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-6.jpg" title="picture-6" width="500" /></a> 8) Enter the name of the company you are connecting to, and click “Create” <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-7.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-90" height="418" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-7.jpg" title="picture-7" width="500" /></a> 9) Enter the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="IP address">Server Address</a> that your system administrator has provided to you, and your username. Also check the box that says “Show VPN status in menu bar” <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-8.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91" height="416" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-8.jpg" title="picture-8" width="500" /></a> 10) Click on the “Authentication Settings” button, and enter your password <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-12.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-93" height="409" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-12.jpg" title="picture-12" width="499" /></a> 11) Almost done. Click the “Apply” button to save the changes. <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-13.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-94" height="420" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-13.jpg" title="picture-13" width="500" /></a> 12) In the top right of your screen, click the token icon that looks like this. From that, a menu will drop down. Click on the “Connect” link for your company name. This will initiate the VPN connection. <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-14.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95" height="225" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-14.jpg" title="picture-14" width="337" /></a> 13) If all is well, after a few seconds you will be connected, and a timer will start showing you how long you’ve been connected <a href="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-15.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-96" height="109" src="http://techie.org/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/picture-15.jpg" title="picture-15" width="370" /></a> DONE</div> </div> </div> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=85ffa5e7-f263-410c-8d2b-f7f71f84cdcc" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div> </div>

How to setup PPTP VPN on Mac OS X Leopard

Techie.org » Blog » How to setup PPTP VPN on Mac OS X Leopard How to setup PPTP VPN on Mac OS X Leopard Welcome back to another how to. This...