Secure connections are something most of us think about today especially since we spend at least some of our time on unsecured public wifi networks. A VPN connection can create an encrypted connection to keep all of your data safe. Built into Mountain Lion Server is a VPN Service that allows you to connect to the internet through this connection. 

In this screencast I cover how to set up your own VPN service. I cover:

• How to choose what type of VPN to set up (PPTP or L2TP)
• Setting up a range of local address that your VPN Service can use.
• Setting up your password and shared secret.
• How to open the public & private TCP port 1723 and UDP ports 500, 1701, 4500.
• How to set up your clients to use your VPN service.
• How to connect and disconnect from the service on your client machine.

MacStadium also provides managed VPN Service via our Cisco ASA service add-on.  Beyond basic firewall functionality, the Cisco ASA managed service can be configured to allow for remote access VPN as well as site to site VPN at no additional cost.

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