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VPN Client User Guide for Mac OS X
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Installing the VPN Client
This chapter describes how to install the VPN Client for Mac OS X.

Verifying System Requirements

The VPN Client for Mac OS X runs on any Power Macintosh or compatible computer with the Macintosh
operating system Versions 10.2 or later and 30 MB of hard disk space.
Mac OS X VPN Clients support only single interface FastEthernet network adapters. This VPN Client
does not support any multiport adapters.

Gathering Information You Need

To configure and use the VPN Client, you might need the following information.
You can normally obtain this information from the system administrator of the private network you want
to access. The system administrator might have preconfigured much of this data.
•Hostname or IP address of the secure gateway you are connecting to
•Your IPSec Group Name (for preshared keys)
•Your IPSec Group Password (for preshared keys)
•If authenticating with a digital certificate, the name of the certificate
•If authenticating through one of the following methods, your username and password
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The secure gateway’s internal server
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A RADIUS server
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An NT Domain server
•If authenticating through a token vendor, your username and PIN
•If you are configuring backup server connections, the hostnames or IP addresses of the backup
servers