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116 Chapter 7 Managing Users’ Computers
Using a VPN Conguration File
If you got a VPN conguration le from the person who manages your server, and you
have Mac OS X v10.3 or later, you can use the le to set up your computer for making
VPN connections to the server. The conguration le contains all the information
necessary to make a VPN connection to the server, except the name and password of
your user account on the server.
To import a VPN conguration from a le:
1 Open the le, and select VPN (L2TP) if asked where to put the imported
conguration.
2 Enter your user account name in the Account Name eld.
3 If the server administrator tells you to enter your user account password, enter it in
the Password eld.
If you have Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, click
Authentication Settings to see the Password eld.
For security, the administrator may tell you not to enter your password now.
4 Quit the application, and save or apply your changes when prompted.
If you want to make a VPN connection from a network with a rewall, congure
it to allow trac on UDP ports 500, 1701, and 4500; on TCP port 1723; and on IP
protocol 50.
If you didn’t enter your password before saving the VPN conguration, you’ll be asked
to enter it each time you make a VPN connection to the server.