Meraki Windows 10 Vpn

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We love the Cisco Meraki VPN at Telnexus. The MX security appliance is a powerful guardian and gateway between the wild Internet and your private Local Area Network (LAN). Here are the abbreviated instructions on how to connect your PC or Mac back to home base.

Meraki Documentation Link

For complete instructions as well as instructions for other versions of Windows and MacOS as well as Linux, iOS and Android, please consult the official Meraki documentation:

  1. Having come across many complaints recently regarding the instability of the native Windows 10 VPN client (lots of people working from home due to the pandemic and such). I thought it would be handy to leave a little guide here on how to use an alternative third party client from DrayTek, which works for me with my MX (tested on Firmware 15.25+).
  2. Open Start Menu - Search “VPN” - Click Change virtual private networks (VPN). From the VPN settings page, click Add a VPN connection.3 3. In the Add a VPN connection dialog: Set the VPN provider to Windows (built-in) Provide a Connection name for the VPN connection. Specify a public IP address (found in Dashboard, under Security appliance - Monitor.

VPN Credentials

Came here to say there isn't much we can do on our end. The truth is other VPN clients work just fine with Windows 10 but Meraki's Client VPN is fucking terrible. OpenVPN seriously sounds like a better solution might just have to check it out.

You should receive the following bits of information from your administrator:

  • IP address or hostname of your VPN server
  • A “Preshared Key”
  • Your username
  • Your password
Meraki Windows 10 Vpn

Windows 10 Meraki VPN Setup

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Here are the basic steps:

  1. Go to Settings->Network->VPN
  2. Create a new L2TP/IPsec VPN
  3. Name it “My Company VPN”
  4. Enter the Server Address
  5. Enter the Preshared Key
  6. Enter your Username and Password
  7. Complete the new VPN wizard
  8. Select Adapter Options
  9. Right-click on your new VPN, select Properties
  10. Click on the Security tab, and then click “Allow these protocols”
  11. Under “Allow these protocols” make sure “Unsecured password (PAP)” is the only one checked
  12. Click OK to close the Properties box
  13. Right-click on the new VPN icon and select Connect
  14. Click Connect (again) in the Settings->Network->VPN window

For full documentation with screenshots please check the official Meraki documentation.

MacOS Meraki VPN Setup

Here are the basic steps:

  1. Open System Preferences > Network from Mac applications menu. Click the “+” button to create a new service, then select VPN as the interface type, and choose L2TP over IPsec from the pull-down menu.
  2. Enter your server address in Server Address
  3. Enter your Meraki username in Username
  4. Click Authentication Settings
  5. Enter your Password in box the User Authentication section
  6. Enter your Preshared Key in the Shared Secret box
  7. Click OK to close the Authentical panel
  8. Click Apply to save your settings
  9. Click Connect to activate your VPN

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For full documentation with screenshots, please check the official Meraki documentation.

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