The following instructions outline the setup process for L2TP connection on Ubuntu 16.04:



1.    Open the "Terminal"




2.    To install L2TP dependencies type following commands one by one:



sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nm-l2tp/network-manager-l2tp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt -y install network-manager-l2tp
sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp-gnome
sudo apt-get update





3.    Click on the "Network" icon in top right corner and choose "Edit connections..."





4.   Click "Add"






5.   Select "Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)" as your connection type






6.   Click "Create"







7.    Enter the following information:


  • Connection name: Enter a name for the connection you are adding, i.e. Easy-Hide-IP
  • Gateway: Enter the PPTP server address of the location/server that you wish to connect to from our server list
  • Username: Enter your  Easy-Hide-IP user name
  • Password: Enter your Easy-Hide-IP password




Click 'IPsec Settings..."


Tick "Enable IPsec tunnel to L2TP host" and enter Pre-shared key: "easyhideip".  


Сlick "OK" and then click "Save"





8.   Left-click again on your "Network" icon and choose server you wish to connect in the "VPN Connections"





9.   Once your connection is successful you will see the following message:






All of your online activities are now 100% secure and anonymous while connected to Easy-Hide-IP.

 

If you have any questions, or experience any issues while installing and setting up your 

Ubuntu device to connect to the Easy-Hide-IP VPN servers - please contact our Support Team anytime.