VPN Configuration for Macintosh OSX
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Go into your Macintosh hard drive and then Applications Folder. Double-click on Internet Connect.
Click on the File menu and select New VPN Connection.
In the next window, select PPTP and click OK.
In the next window, click on the Configuration section and select Edit Configurations from the drop down menu.
In the next window enter the following information:
- For Server address, type in sluvpn.stlawu.edu
- For Account Name, type in your SLU Logon ID.
- For Password, type in your SLU Logon ID password.
Click OK.
You have successfully setup your PPTP VPN connection.
To connect to your new SLU VPN connection:
- Go into your Macintosh hard drive and then Applications Folder. Double-click on Internet Connect, select SLU VPN and click Connect.
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Click on the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network.
Click on the '+' button to add a new Network Connection.
In the next window, select/input the following:
- For Interface, select VPN
- For VPN Type, select PPTP
- For Service Name, type in SLU VPN
In the next window enter the following information:
- For Server address, type in sluvpn.stlawu.edu.
- For Account Name, type in your SLU Logon ID.
- Click to add a check next to "Show VPN status in menu bar"
Do not change any of the other options. Click Apply.
Click the Advanced button and under the Options tab make sure to check Send all traffic over VPN. Hit OK.
- You have successfully setup your PPTP VPN connection in Mac OS X Leopard.
To connect to your new SLU VPN connection:
- Click on the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network, double click SLU VPN and click connect.
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