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Today I’ll show you how to connect a Windows 11 PC to a VPN using the L2TP/IPsec protocol (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol). Most VPN service providers like ExpressVPN support L2TP/IPsec.

Contents

• Prerequisites
• Connect VPN using L2TP/IPsec
• Video Guide
• Conclusion
• See Also
• Further Reading

Prerequisites

You will need the following information from your VPN service provider, or network adminstrator:

• Your VPN username
• Your VPN password
• The server name or IP address (ie. contoso.com or 102.562.243.12)
• The pre-shared key PSK (PSK will be a series of characters like a password)

Connect VPN using L2TP/IPsec

1. Click Start, then Settings
   
2. Click Network & Internet, then VPN
   
3. Click Add VPN
   
4. Enter your details as follows:
   1. VPN Provider – Windows built-in
   2. Connection name – e.g. ExpressVPN (Chicago)
   3. Server name or address – name: ca.expressvpn.com OR ip address: 123.456.678.9
   4. VPN Type – L2TP/IPsec with pre-shared key
   5. Pre-shared key – [enter your PSK]
   6. Type of sign-in info – User name and password
   7. User name – [enter username]
   8. Password – [enter password]
   9. Remember my sign in info? [check yes]
      
5. Click Network & Internet -> VPN -> Connect
   
6. You should now be connected to your VPN network.

Video Guide

Conclusion

Hopefully you now have an L2TP/IPsec all set up to secure your network. Remember, ExpressVPN supports L2TP/IPsec and they’re very affordable too.

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See Also

• Set up OpenVPN on Windows 11 with ExpressVPN
• Connect VPN using SSTP on Windows 11
• Connect VPN using PPTP on Windows 11

Further Reading

• Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
• How to troubleshoot a Microsoft L2TP/IPSec virtual private network client connection