Mikrotik L2tp Server Setup (2024)

/ppp active print Check IPsec active peers:

/ip pool add name=vpn-pool ranges=192.168.99.2-192.168.99.254 IP → Pool → + → Name: vpn-pool , Addresses: 192.168.99.2-192.168.99.254 Step 2: Create L2TP Server Profile CLI: mikrotik l2tp server setup

/interface l2tp-server server set enabled=yes use-ipsec=yes \ ipsec-secret=YourStrongSharedSecret default-profile=default-encryption PPP → Interfaces → L2TP Server → Enable, Use IPsec: yes , Secret: YourStrongSharedSecret ⚠️ Use a strong shared secret (like X9k#2mPq$7vL ). This is not a user password but a pre-shared key for IPsec. Step 3: Create VPN Profile Assign IP pool, DNS, and enable encryption. /ppp active print Check IPsec active peers: /ip

/ip firewall nat add chain=srcnat src-address=192.168.99.0/24 action=masquerade RouterOS automatically creates dynamic IPsec peers when use-ipsec=yes is set on L2TP. However, you can fine-tune: Use IPsec: yes