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VPN Tracker 2.0 for Mac OS X to Clavister Firewall 8 with PSK
This Knowledge Base article applies to:
VPN Tracker 2.0 for Mac OS X
Clavister Firewall 8.00, 8.10
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This document assumes that you already got a firewall up and running with VPN configured
as in KB #10002, Howto - VPN Client 1.4 to Clavister Firewall 8.0 with PSK (Pre-Shared Key). If not, please consult the proper documentation for this.
This document comes with no support, as VPN Tracker is not a Clavister product. This document is just for helping owners of Mac computers to connect to Clavister Firewall with VPN, if you have problem related to VPN Tracker you should contact equinux Inc.
Topics covered in this document
VPN Tracker 2.0 for Mac OS X
VPN Tracker 2.0 for Mac OS X
Installation of the VPN client
You can download VPN Tracker 2.0 for Mac OS X from http://www.equinux.com/us/products/vpntracker/, it will run for 30 days, and then you need to buy the real version from equinux Inc. The installation is just a matter of downloading the Disk Copy image and run VPN tracker from the mounted image.
Configuring the tunnel
When you start VPN Tracker for the first time you will not have any tunnels configured. To start configuring VPN Tracker choose New... to get to the configuration view.
Name
Specify the name of the tunnel.
Connection Type
Here you can choose what kind of connection type is used, choose "VPN Tracker". The Connection Type specifies the proposal lists used, when using "VPN Tracker" they are the same as the ones used in KB #10002.
Topology
Select "Host to Network" when running the Mac as a roaming VPN Client.
Local Endpoint
Select "Default Endpoint", this means that VPN Tracker will use the default network connection of your Mac for connecting the remote network.
Remote Endpoint
This is the IP address or domain name of the Clavister Firewalls external IP.
Remote Network
This is where the internal network behind the Clavister Firewall is defined. This should be identical to the Local Network specified in the VPN Tunnel configuration.
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Pre-Shared Key
To add a Pre-Shared Key choose Pre-shared Key and take Edit... this will open a window looking like the one below, just add the Pre-Shared Key and click Ok.
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Starting the tunnel
To start the tunnel, just use Restart IPsec to make the Mac open the tunnel, if everything works as it should the tunnel will be green after 10-20 seconds.
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