macOS

Setup Instructions

• 1. Go to the IKEv2 Certificate Generator (sign in with your BTGuard account if prompted).

• 2. Select the Location you’d like to use. When the gateway details load, click Copy next to the server hostname and click Download .crt to save the public certificate.

• 3. Open the .crt file you downloaded (double-click it). Keychain Access opens.
• 4. If macOS asks which keychain to use, choose System (recommended for VPN) or login, then enter your Mac password.
• 5. In Keychain Access, find the certificate you just added (use the search box if needed). Double-click it, expand Trust, set When using this certificate to Always Trust, close the window, and enter your Mac password to confirm.

• 6. Open System Settings → Network → VPN.
• 7. Click Add VPN Configuration → IKEv2.
• 8. Fill in the fields:
  • Display name: anything you like (e.g. BTGuard IKEv2)
  • Server: paste the server address you copied in step 2
  • Remote ID: same server address as above
  • Local ID: leave blank
  • User authentication: Username
  • Username: your BTGuard VPN username
  • Password: your BTGuard VPN password
  Username and password are case sensitive.
• 9. Click Create (or OK on older macOS versions).

How to Connect

• 1. Open System Settings → Network → VPN, select your BTGuard IKEv2 profile, and click Connect.
• 2. You can also connect from the menu bar: click the VPN icon (or Control Center) and choose your profile.
• You are now connected!

Tip: To switch locations, pick a different region on the IKEv2 Certificate Generator, download the new .crt, trust it in Keychain Access, and update the Server and Remote ID fields on your VPN profile.