This comprehensive guide provides a full, step-by-step walkthrough for setting up a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) server with IPsec encryption on MikroTik RouterOS.
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=udp dst-port=500,1701,4500 action=accept comment="Allow L2TP/IPsec" /ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=ipsec-esp action=accept comment="Allow ESP (IPsec)"
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=ipsec-esp action=accept comment="IPsec ESP" mikrotik l2tp server setup full
: Enter the IPsec Secret configured in Step 4. Type of sign-in info : User name and password. Enter the User name and Password created in Step 3. Click Save and connect.
Similar steps using the built-in L2TP/IPsec VPN client. Enter the User name and Password created in Step 3
Administrative access to the router via Winbox or the WebFig interface.
Setting up for even higher security MikroTik L2TP VPN Setup - Cloud Brigade Administrative access to the router via Winbox or
If clients fail to connect, enable logs:
Chain: input , Protocol: udp , Dst. Port: 500 , Action: accept