A VPN
application is used for browsing the Internet anonymously, and to enhances your
internet browsing experience by unblocking content and increasing overall
speed. It hides your internet protocol address, which prevents your internet
providers from tracking your online activity. You can even access the
geo-restricted content on your Mac. So overall, installing
and setting up a VPN on your Mac can be beneficial for you, especially when
you are a superuser or a technology enthusiast.
It is easier
to setup a VPN service on a Mac than you think. Today we will tell you how to setup
one for your Mac. Let's get started.
First Step: Decide a VPN Service
We'll have to
select a VPN service, in order to use it because there are various VPN services
on the internet which makes harder to choose the best one. Mostly you will find
the same locations and features in VPNs. Every premium Virtual Private Network
provides normal functions such as encryption protocols, performance, speed and
locations. Yes, you will see certain features different from other VPN
services. Below are some important things which will help you in selecting a
VPN for your Mac.
•
Internet Surfing Privacy: Every VPN is designed to protect and hide
your privacy. While choosing a VPN, check their functions such as VPN data
logging policies, the limit of allowable connections, encryption protocols
(Open works better), torrenting support, service level, browser extensions, and
VPN provider's jurisdiction.
•
Media Streaming Support: Most of the VPN services claim they can
unlock content like Netflix, Amazon Prime and more. Many of the companies are
offering a money-back guarantee if their service failed to satisfy you.
•
Torrents Sites Allowable: Most of the VPN brands claims to unlock all
torrents sites, but they actually fail to open such content in many countries.
Check if they are really providing the best service for torrenting.
Setting Up a VPN Using Your Mac's Inbuilt
VPN Feature
Do you know
your Mac has a VPN setup feature in it?
To setup VPN on your Mac using the preinstalled feature, follow the
tutorial given below:
1.
Navigate to the Apple icon on the top-left of your screen and tap
System Preferences.
2.
Now select Network.
3.
Navigate to the '+' button at the bottom-right of your display.
4.
Tap at the "Interface" option and then select VPN from the
list.
5.
Select VPN type from the drop-down. For instance, we will choose the
L2PT.
6.
Now provide a service name for your connection (You can enter anything
you want).
7.
Hit the Create button.
8.
Type Service Address and the Account Name, sometimes you will find
them asking for a username instead of the Account Name.
9.
Hit the 'Authentication Settings' option to move further.
10.
Now type your Password and then Shared secret in their respective
locations.
11.
Click the OK button.
12.
Now tap the 'Apply' button and then hit the Connect button.
13.
Finally, you got connected to your VPN successfully and from now
you'll be able to browse privately and safely.
14.
To disconnect from the VPN connection, press the Disconnect button on
the same tab.
