Remote VPN to Fritz!Box from Mac OS X: don’t forget to set your Group Name to be the same as the User Name
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/08/01
With en empty Group Name you get this:
No Group Name means no connection
The bad thing is: the Fritz!Box will not tell you this in any of the logs.
So don’t forget to set the Group Name to be the same as the Account Name in the ….:
Always enter the Group Name in the Authentication Settings
Then you can successfully connect:
VPN connection succeeded!
–jeroen
Reminder to self when setting up a new VPN connection from a Mac:
- Add a new network
- At
Interface, chooseVPN. - At
VPN Type, chooseCisco IPSec. - At
Service Name, choose a short name for the service (wide names won’t fit in the menu or list of network connections). - Press the
Createbutton to continue. - At
Server Addressenter the IP-address of the VPN server. - At
Account Nameenter theAccountof the Fritz!Box VPN connection. - Press the
Authentication Settingsbutton to get theMachine Authenticationdialog. - At
Shared Secretenter the secret of the Fritz!Box VPN connection.. - At
Group Nameenter theAccountof the Fritz!Box VPN connection. - Press the
OKbutton. - Ensure the
Show VPN status in menu baris checked. - Press the
Applybutton.
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