#Setting up mguard vpn how to
#Setting up mguard vpn code
#Setting up mguard vpn free
#Setting up mguard vpn mac

The above doesn't give you all the details of setting up VPN on the Server.app (home server) and a client computer (MBP), but hopefully it helps direct you to what you need to do. Once I VPN in, I can now access all the shared resources for my user account and screen share to the Server (Screen Sharing enabled on Server) to administer it. You also need to use the domain name in the Server.app VPN service's VPN Host Name: field.This now allows me to VPN into my home server from anywhere that I can find an Internet connection because I'm using an external (domain name) address that's tied to my home Server. I point my client computer (Retina MBP) to the domain name in the Server Address: field when I setup its VPN connection (System Preferences/Network).

#Setting up mguard vpn free

I don't think they provide free names anymore. I use a free domain name I've had for years from.

But to see it and access it from the Internet when you're not on your LAN, you need to use a domain name. If you're not using an Airport Extreme, you need to add these ports in your 3rd party router.įrom your LAN you can see your Server in the Finder Sidebar.

#Setting up mguard vpn mac

When using the VPN service, you cannot use iCloud's Back to My Mac as it uses the same ports and visa versa. So, the VPN ports are mapped to that server IP address.

When you turn on the VPN service, the ports will automatically be setup in the router to your Server (see screen print below). If you are using an Apple Airport Extreme router during the setup of Server.app you allow the Server.app to access the router. To be able to VPN from outside your Local Area Network (LAN) you need to use a domain name and map the VPN ports to your Server's IP address. I guess I dont konw what behavior Im supposed to expect when connected via VPN. When connected via VPN on my home network, in the Finder when I choose the server it says that it is not connected. Is there supposed to be some folder that is displayed when I connect. Does this mean my job is blocking the access or is my set-up wrong?Īlso, what is the point of VPN from home when all I have to do is connect to the server from the Finder sidebar? When I connect via VPN all I get is a time in the toolbar. I cannot however connect from the internet provided from my job.

#Setting up mguard vpn code

VPN is turned on and L2TDP is selected, I have a shared secret code that is also imputed into my MBPĮverything is set up correctly because I can connect to the server when I am on my home network via VPN. private and an IP address for the mac mini under the host name and two forwarding servers are specified. I did follow one article which has me set up my VPN as such Most of them are about solving issues that I am not experiancing.

#Setting up mguard vpn how to

As I said before, there are a million articles on this but none on how to set it up. I want to set up a VPN so I can connect my iOS decvices and my MBP to my home network from work or anywhere there is an interent connection. Is there a good, reliable, and more noob friendly set-up guide out there amonst the millions that I could follow for some solid server set-up basics? I also want to host my own website and manage my ios devices. Is there any one specific way to set up the server.app on the mac mini for home use? I want it to show up on my desktop (auto log-in) when I turn on my MBP. I have seen a million articles on the subject each with a few minor differences. I am trying to set-up or configure the Server.app the right way. I have a new Mac Mini with ML server on it. I konw this topic and question has been asked several times before but none are specific to my situation.