MacOS

Configure WireGuard VPN Clients
Configure WireGuard VPN Clients

This article contains information about how to import your WireGuard VPN config to your Android, iOS/iPhone, MacOS, Windows and Linux machine.

Set Up IKEv2 VPN Server and Clients
Set Up IKEv2 VPN Server and Clients

As a prerequisite to using this guide, and before continuing, you must make sure that you have successfully set up your own IPsec VPN server, and upgraded Libreswan to the latest version due to CVE-2019-10155. This for advanced users only. Other users please use IPsec/L2TP or IPsec/XAuth mode.

Configure IPsec/XAuth VPN Clients
Configure IPsec/XAuth VPN Clients

IPsec/XAuth mode is also called “Cisco IPsec”. This mode is generally faster than IPsec/L2TP with less overhead. IPsec/XAuth ("Cisco IPsec") is natively supported by Android, iOS, and MacOS. There is no additional software to install for them.

Configure IPsec/L2TP VPN Clients
Configure IPsec/L2TP VPN Clients

This is the next part after you successfully set up your own IPsec VPN server. Following these steps allow you to configure your Android, iOS, MacOS, and Linux machine using IPsec/L2TP VPN.

IPsec/L2TP is natively supported by Android, iOS, OS X, and Windows, so there is no additional software to install for them. Setup should only take a few minutes. For Linux users, additional L2TP network manager package needs to be installed.

MacOS Is Not The Same Family Tree With Linux, It Never Been
MacOS Is Not The Same Family Tree With Linux, It Never Been

Many people think that MacOS is “Modified Linux” with a beautiful interface. The truth is: MacOS isn’t associated with Linux in any way. What we call macOS nowadays is operating system developed by NeXT.Inc in 1980s called NeXTstep.