This article will guide you through manual setup of IKEv2 VPN connection on your macOS device.
The following is required to set up an IKEv2 connection using
macOS built-in VPN settings:
Follow the steps below to set up a manual IKEv2 VPN connection on your macOS:
1. Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen and choose the System Settings... option:
2. Within the System Preferences menu, locate the Network icon and click on it:
3. Add a new VPN connection by opening the Add VPN Configuration drop-down and selecting IKEv2…:
4. Once the new VPN connection is made, fill in the fields as given below to configure:
- Display name: Any name you prefer that helps you easily identify the VPN connection;
- Server Address: Select your preferred server from the server list from the FastVPN Account Panel (e.g. lon-a01.vpn.wlvpn.com);
- Remote ID: Same as the Server field;
- Local ID: Empty;
- User Authentication type: Username;
- Username: FastVPN Network Username from the FastVPN Account Panel username@namecheap;
- Password: FastVPN Network Password from the FastVPN Account Panel;
- Click the Create button to continue.
5.
Toggle ON the newly created FastVPN IKEv2 option to establish a connection, then continue to the next step:
6. Once the VPN client is successfully connected, look for the Status: Connected message. Click the information icon to view the connection time and assigned IP address:
7. For a quick way to access your VPN connection, locate the VPN indicator at the top of the screen. Look for the Connect/Disconnect FastVPN (IKEv2) option and click to open a context menu. From this menu, you can quickly start and stop your VPN session without navigating through the System Preferences menu:
Quick fixes
If you do not get the Connected status
message, make sure that you have entered your username and password and
they are spelled correctly. Please note that our authentication system
is case-sensitive, so a single incorrectly capitalized letter in either
your username or password will cause your connection to fail.
If you need any further assistance, please contact our
Support Team.
