Go to the "Apple menu" and select "System Preferences".
Apple Menu
Select the "Network" option.
Apple Menu
Select the “lock” icon to make changes and, when requested, insert the Mac administrator's "Username" and "Password" and click on the "Unlock" button.
Network Preferences
Select the "+" icon to "Create a new service".
Creating a new service
Select the following options:
Interface: VPN;
VPN Type: L2TP via IPsec;
Service Name: VPN (L2TP) FEUP, in this example;
Creating a new service
Select the "Create" option
In the VPN connection tab created, configure according to the following options:
Server Address: feup-vpn.up.pt, in this example - consult the Table of VPN service addresses of U.Porto[1];
Account Name: insert your Information System user in the form up[123456789]@[institution].up.pt[2];
Authentication Settings
Select the "Authentication Settings" option.
Configure according to the following options:
Password: insert the password of the Information System
Shared Secret: VPN_UPDIGITAL
Authentication Settings
Select "OK";
Depending on the macOS versions, it might be necessary to complete the optional field in the following way:
Group Name: DefaultRAGroup
Authentication Settings - Group Name
Select "Advanced...".
In the "Options" tab, check the "Send all trafic over VPN connection" option.
"Advanced" Option
In the "TCP/IP" tab, configure according to the following options and, in the end, select "OK".
Configure IPv6: Link-local only
"TCP/IP" tab
To facilitate access to the VPN connection from Mac's desktop, check the "Show VPN status in menu bar" option.
Select "Apply" for the changes to come into effect.
Showing VPN status in menu bar
After selecting the VPN created, select "Connect" to establish the connection.
If the connection is established, the status is described as "Connected".
Connection Status
To use the VPN connection again, you can select the "VPN status" icon in the menu bar, then choose a VPN connection and select "Connect".
VPN Connection
Notes
Tabela de endereços VPN da U.Porto
Institution
Address
IP
FADEUP
fadeup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.117
FAUP
faup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.150
FBAUP
fbaup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.99
FCNAUP
fcnaup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.74
FDUP
fdup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.52.170
FEP
fep-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.122
FEUP (PPTP/L2TP)
feup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.28.199
FEUP (SSL)
vpn.fe.up.pt
193.136.33.254
FFUP
vpn.icbas-ff.up.pt
193.136.52.154
FMDUP
fmdup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.90
FMUP
fmup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.35.1
FPCEUP
fpceup-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.181
ICBAS
vpn.icbas-ff.up.pt
193.136.52.154
Reitoria
reit-vpn.up.pt
193.136.25.18
The numbers represent your student/mechanographic number and "institution" represents your home institution (cdup, arq, fade, fba, fc, fcna, direito, fe, fep, ff, fmd, fpce, icbas, letras, med, reit, sas or sp).
