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==Apple OSX==
#*Apple Menu - Settings - Network
#*Click the + Icon
#*Create a new VPN Interface with Type L2TP over IPSec
[[File:l2tp-osx-newconnection.png]]
#*In the Authentication settings set the Password
#*For ease of use Tick 'Show VPN status in menu bar
#*Optionally, in the Advanced Settings Tick, 'Send all Traffic over VPN connection'
#*Then Connect
[[File:l2tp-osx-connected.png]]
*To Disconnect, click Disconnect
 
You can use the new icon in the Status bar (Up by the clock, to connect and disconnect the connection
 
===VPN Connection - IPsec Error===
Use this at your own risk.
By default, OSX requires the L2TP connection to use IPSec encryption. At the moment the AAISP service is just plain L2TP and does not offer encryption.
 
To enable OSX to connect without IPSec, then the /etc/ppp/options file needs to be edited. A simple way of doing this is as follows:
 
#Use the Search icon to search for Terminal
[[File:osx-finding-terminal.png]]
and then enter in:
 
echo "plugin L2TP.ppp" > options
echo "l2tpnoipsec" >> options
sudo mv options /etc/ppp
 
If the mv (move) fails, then you may already have a /etc/ppp/options file, in this case it would need to be edited manually.
To undo this change delete the /etc/ppp/options file.
 
== Windows 7 ==
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