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Once I have completed the information above by importing and click on "save" I have the error bellow saying “VPN connection Name cannot be empty”. But as you can see I don’t have any section saying VPN connection name to fill. If anyone could help to solve this issue. Thank you in advance
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
Hello @Anja ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & hope you are doing well.
May I know what is the Mac OS version that you are using?
The Azure VPN client should have a VPN Connection name field as shown below:
Regards, Gita
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I also have 3 customers with this same issue. The Connection Name box is missing both when importing the VPN file, and also when manually setting it up using the Add button. The VPN is working for users who already have it configured, but adding it to new macOS machines is failing with this issue. This may be a new or newer issue
Hi @GitaraniSharma-MSFT I believe that my mac is a Mac OS Catalina. I don't have that box showing as you can see on the screenshot. Kind regards Anja
Hello Anja Have you tried to create the connection manually? at the bottom left click on add and see if the vpn name field comes out. Cheers Luca
This issue seems it would require a deeper investigation, so if you have a support plan, I request you file a support ticket, else please do let us know, we will try and help you get a one-time free technical support.
Cheers,
Kapil
Could you please provide an update on this post?
Kindly let us know if this helps or you need further assistance on this issue.
Thanks,
Kapil
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Hello, we have this same issue. Both when importing a configuration and adding it manually. All our Macs experience this, but existing configurations still work. We are using Big Sur.
Looking for a fix ASAP
@Anja ,
Paul Collins , Petter Andrée ,
I have reported this issue to our Product Group.
I shall share the updates here as the case progresses.
Appreciate your patience.
Cheers,
Kapil
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This is a known issue with Azure VPN Client on MacOS< 12.0.
Please upgrade your MacOS version to >=12.0 to mitigate the issue
Hello @Anja , could you please provide an update on this post? Did you try upgrading your MacOS version as advised and is the issue resolved?
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This is a known issue with Azure VPN Client on MacOS< 12.0.
Please upgrade your MacOS version to >=12.0 to mitigate the issue
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Hello, is there any way to work with Azure VPN Client on macOS Big Sur. There are some old versions of MacBooks that can not be updated to Monterey. Is there any possibility to get a) older version of Azure VPN Client that works fine on BigSur, or b) is there is any fix plan for 2.4 version that correct this issue with unvisible connection name, c) what now can you recommend users of BigSur that have to establish VPN connection to Azure?
We are planning to release the fix for this issue very soon.
In the meantime, please upgrade to MacOS >=12.0 for mitigation if possible
Azure VPN Mac Client 2.3.1 has been released on AppStore containing the fix for this.
Please download the latest version and check if the issue is fixed now.