{"id":1629,"date":"2025-05-17T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1629"},"modified":"2025-05-18T16:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T16:44:02","slug":"manual-setup-for-ubuntu-ipsec-ikev2","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/manual-setup-for-ubuntu-ipsec-ikev2\/","title":{"rendered":"Manual Setup for Ubuntu (IPSec\/IKEv2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step 1: install the IPSec\/IKEv2 client software<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open a terminal and type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt install network-manager-strongswan libcharon-extra-plugins<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Type &#8220;<strong>Y<\/strong>&#8221; and <strong>enter<\/strong> to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the strongswan package is installed, remove it because it interferes. Note: this may break non-FoxyProxy VPN configurations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>sudo apt remove strongswan<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see &#8220;<strong>Package &#8216;strongswan&#8217; is not installed, so not removed<\/strong>&#8220;, that is ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Open Settings -&gt; Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to do this. Here is one. Click the network icon in the taskbar, then the gear icon. See the green arrows in the screenshot. Network settings can also be opened from the desktop <strong>Show Apps<\/strong> icon and then searching for <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"448\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-7.png 448w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-7-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-7-50x26.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Add a new VPN connection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>+<\/strong> symbol next to VPN:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"974\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-8.png 974w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-8-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-8-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-8-50x33.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select IPSec\/IKEv2 (strongswan):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"544\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-9.png 544w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-9-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-9-50x31.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Enter VPN info<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the information below to enter the form details. Address, identity, username, and password will vary. <strong>Ensure address and identity are both your fully-quaified FoxyProxy server name. <\/strong>Click apply when finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"638\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19.png 638w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-39x50.png 39w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: Connect \/ Disconnect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect or disconnect through the Network Settings screen or the network icon in the taskbar. Click the indicated button to connect or disconnect. If you have many servers, not all of them may appear in the taskbar list. However, the Network Settings screen shows all VPN servers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"399\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-11.png 399w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-11-164x300.png 164w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-11-27x50.png 27w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Network Settings (complete list):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-10.png 584w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-10-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-10-41x50.png 41w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the connection succeeds, look for the VPN icon in the task bar. You can click it to see which VPN connection is active:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-16.png\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: install the IPSec\/IKEv2 client software Open a terminal and type: sudo apt install network-manager-strongswan libcharon-extra-plugins Type &#8220;Y&#8221; and enter to install. If the strongswan package is installed, remove it because it interferes. Note: this may break non-FoxyProxy VPN configurations: sudo apt remove strongswan If you see &#8220;Package &#8216;strongswan&#8217; is not installed, so not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"ht-kb-category":[75],"ht-kb-tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1753,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1629\/revisions\/1753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.getfoxyproxy.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}