Android L2TP/IPsec with PSK (11.x)

[Tomas]

This How-to applies to:

• Clavister Security Gateway 11.x
  Android compatible phones

Topics covered in this document

• Setting up L2TP Tunnel on an Android based smartphone

L2TP/IPsec with PSK
Setup L2TP/IPsec as usual on the Clavister (see the How To here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4491).
You should disable MPPE.

On the phone, open Settings > Network > More > VPN > Click on "Add VPN Network"
Select "Add L2TP/IPsec PSK VPN" and fill in the fields matching your Clavister's setup:

• VPN name ("L2TP-IPsec" in this example)
  VPN server (IP or FQDN)
  IPsec Pre-Shared Key

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Click the VPN Connection to connect and enter the login credentials. (This can also be done in the settings tab)

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The connection process should take a few seconds

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If everything is correctly setup, you should see the connection listed as "Connected":

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Verified on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

[mape]

Updated 2016-10-26
Now updated to work with newer versions of cOS Core and Android.