Connecting to the EHE VPN Service with a Mac running OS X

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)

1. Go into your Applications Folder and double-click on Internet Connect.
   
   
2. Click on the File menu and select New VPN Connection.
   
3. In the next window, select PPTP and click OK.
   
   
4. In the next window, click on the Configuration section and select Edit Configurations from the drop down menu.
5. In the next window enter the following information:
   1. For Server address, type in vpn2.hec.ohio-state.edu
   2. For Account Name, type in your EHE Username.
   3. For Password, type in your EHE Username Password.
   4. Click OK.
      
      
6. You have successfully setup your PPTP VPN connection.
7. When you want to connect to EHE's VPN, double-click on "Internet Connect," click on "EHE-VPN", then click the 'Connect' button.
   
   

Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

1. Click on the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network.
   
   
2. Click on the '+' button to add a new Network Connection.
   
   
3. In the next window, select/input the following:
   • For Interface, select VPN
   • For VPN Type, select PPTP
   • For Service Name, type in EHE-VPN
     
     
4. In the next window enter the following information:
   1. For Server address, type in vpn2.hec.ohio-state.edu
   2. For Account Name, type in your EHE Username.
      
      
5. Do not change any of the other options. Click Apply.
6. You have successfully setup your PPTP VPN connection in Mac OS X Leopard.
7. Click the 'Connect' button, to test your VPN connection.

Follow this link to learn how to connect to your 'P' drive (personal EHE network space) with OS X after you have connected to the VPN.