Configuring an IPSEC VPN using the MAC Built in Client to RV32x Series Router

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Updated:July 28, 2020
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Configuring an IPSEC VPN using the MAC Built in Client to RV32x Series Router

Objective

The objective of this document is to show users how to use the MAC Built in client to connect to an RV32x Router.

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Introduction

An Internet Protocol Security Virtual Private Network (IPSEC VPN) allows you to securely obtain remote resources by establishing an encrypted tunnel across the internet. The MAC built-in client, is a built in Client available on all MACs that allows you to connect to the VPN using IPSEC. The RV32x routers work as IPSEC VPN servers and support the MAC built-in client.

This document has two parts:

  • Configure RV32x Series Router

  • Configure MAC built-in Client

Configure RV32x Series Router:

We will start by configuring the Client-to-Site VPN on the RV32x series router.

Step 1

Log in to the router using valid credentials.

Router Login Page, with Userame, Password and Login highlighted. Numbered steps included to follow the format of which details would be entered.

Step 2

Navigate to VPN > VPN passthrough. Confirm IPSEC Passthrough is enabled and click Save.

A screenshot of routers interface with steps: 1) VPN, 2) VPN Passthrough, 3) checking IPSEC Passthrough.

Step 3

Navigate to VPN > Client to Gateway.

Screenshot with steps highlighted on how to get to VPN tunnel configuration page. First step us heading to VPN and second step is Client to gateway.

Step 4

Select the Easy VPN Option.

Screenshot of Easy VPN being selected as the option to choose.

Step 5

Configure Tunnel Name, enter a Password, select the WAN interface, and enable the Tunnel and select Tunnel Mode. Click Save to save the configurations.

Full tunnel mode chosen and password complexity has been disabled.

Screen shot depiction with need tabs that need to be configure. Tunnel name, password, interface, and tunnel mode chosen.

Step 6

Navigate to VPN > Summary and confirm VPN tunnel has been configured.

Screen shot of side menu options being highlighted in green. Got to VPN and then choose Summary.

Step 7

Confirm the VPN tunnel has been configured.

A screenshot of a the Group VPN summary with the VPN highlighted in a green box

Step 8

Navigate to User Management and select the add button under User Management table

Side menu option of User maagement highlighted. Add button on User Management Table on the corresponding page is highlighted in green.

Step 9

Enter Username, Password, select Group, Domain and click Save.

Screen shot of User Management Table with Username, Password, Group and domain highlighted. Save once all entries have been configured.

Configure MAC Built in Client

We will now configure the MAC Built in Client.

Step 1

Navigate to the apple icon in the tool bar. Choose System Preferences.

Screenshot of he MAC apple icon, both the icon and "System Preferences" is highlighted in green, to e

Step 2

Navigate to Network

Screens Shot of Network preferences Menu, Network is highlighted in green

Step 3

Go to Add button and then select interface tab will appear.

Add button is highlighted in green and then the corresponding box is highlighted in green as well

Step 4

Select Interface as VPN, VPN Type as Cisco IPSec, and enter the Service Name to match the Tunnel name that was configured in your router. Click Create.

Depicts a screen shot of the Network box. Interface type is highlighted as well as VPN Type and Service Name.

Step 5

Navigate to the VPN, enter Server Address, Account Name and Password.

The account name and password are those configured in User Accounts.

Depicts screenshot of authentication process for the tunnel. Server addres, Account name and Password are higlighted.

Step 6

Choose Authentication Settings button, the Machine Authentication tab will appear. Enter the Tunnel password key in Shared Secret and Tunnel name in Group Name, press OK.

Authentication Settings is highlighted with a number one to dictate choosing it first. Then the Machine Authentication prompt will come up and the following entries are highlighted: Shared Secret and Group Name.

Step 7

Press Connect, a warning will appear, press Apply.

Connect button is highlighted in a green box with a number 1 next to it, to dictate pressing it first. Then a prompt will appear and the Apply button is Highlighted in a green box with the number two alongside to dictate pressing that button to continue.

Step 8

The connection status should show as Connected.

Depicts a screenshot of the connected VPN, both connected status indicators are highlighted.

Conclusion

We have configured the Easy VPN tunnel using IPSEC IKEV1 between the RV32X series router and a MAC computer by using the MAC built-in client. It’s important to be sure the tunnel is configured on the router using Easy VPN for this connection and entering the same information on the client side to ensure a connection. Now you are able to connect to your VPN and access the information you may need to access.

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