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We have set-up a VPN connection using L2TP security on Yosemite Server. Macs can connect fine, it's perfect.<br />
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However, we need to connect to this server from Windows 7 and newer machines. <br />
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We do not want to edit the registry as Apple's solution is here; <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202384" rel="ugc">https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202384</a><br />
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Is there another way / an easy way to connect Windows machines to the OSX Server VPN connection without the end-user having to edit registry values?<br />
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A quick little walk-through would be appreciated.<br />
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Thank you.
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We have set-up a VPN connection using L2TP security on Yosemite Server. Macs can connect fine, it's perfect.

However, we need to connect to this server from Windows 7 and newer machines. 

We do not want to edit the registry as Apple's solution is here; https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202384

Is there another way / an easy way to connect Windows machines to the OSX Server VPN connection without the end-user having to edit registry values?

A quick little walk-through would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Connecting Windows 7 to OSX Yosemite Server VPN

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.

Mac OS X

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a protocol suite for secure Internet Protocol (IP) communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a communication session. IPsec includes protocols for establishing mutual authentication between agents at the beginning of the session and negotiation of cryptographic keys to be used during the session. IPsec can be used in protecting data flows between a pair of hosts (host-to-host), between a pair of security gateways (network-to-network), or between a security gateway and a host (network-to-host). IPsec is an end-to-end security scheme operating in the Internet Layer of the Internet Protocol Suite.