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How to set up macOS Server’s VPN service

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Last year we looked at services you could use to secure connections to servers and websites when you were on the public Internet (http://www.macworld.com/article/2944672/how-to-use-a-vpn-to-keep-your-network-data-safe.html#comments). This week we’re going to take a look at setting up the Server app’s VPN service, which you can use to gain secure access to your private network on the public Internet.</p><p>
The acronym VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and VPNs allow users to be anywhere in the world and create a secure connection to private networks. VPNs secure your data using data encryption and tunneling, If you want more information on how VPNs work, take a look here (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network), but in simplest terms, using a VPN is like connecting a very long ethernet cable from a computer anywhere in the world to your private network.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3127065/networking/how-to-set-up-macos-server-s-vpn-service.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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