You can configure VPN settings for an iPhone, iPad, or Mac enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution. Use the VPN payload to enter the VPN settings for connecting to your network. Settings you specify in the configuration profile can’t be modified by users. Some VPN and Wi-Fi settings, such as 802.1X parameters, can be set only by a configuration profile.
Note: An identity is required for some VPN configurations. Depending on the VPN configuration, a VPN payload may require that the associated Certificates payload contain the certificate associated with the identity.
iOS iPadOS macOS device macOS user | User (App-Layer VPN and App-to-App Layer VPN mapping only) Device Automated Device | Combined | Multiple |
IKEv2 MDM settings | Configure the VPN connection to use Internet Key Exchange, version 2 (IKEv2). | No |
IPsec MDM settings | Configure the VPN connection to use Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). | No |
L2TP MDM settings | Configure the VPN connection to use Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). | No |
PPTP | PPTP is supported only on iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 or earlier. | No |
Third-party connection type | The third-party types of VPN connection. The options are:
Users must install both the configuration profile and the appropriate authentication app. Some third-party VPN apps are available from the App Store. | No |
Custom SSL connection type | For other SSL VPN solutions, contact your vendor and ask if they have an app in the App Store. If they do, choose Custom SSL. Make sure the Identifier field matches the identifier specified by your vendor’s VPN app and is in reverse DNS format (for example, com.example.myvpn). Your users must install both the vendor’s app and the configuration profile to connect to your network. | No |
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Last Updated on Oct 7, 2022
VPN is Virtual Private Network: There are numbers of Best VPNs are available for iOS and macOS. VPN offers to protect security & privacy and allows removing geographic restrictions. So this way VPN does work. In the case of a previously installed VPN on your device, and you don’t want to use it, then you can delete it!
After uninstalling it turns off permanently. Inherently, Delete VPN Profile on iOS is the same process as we do delete iOS Beta Profile. So let see how to delete VPN Profile on iPhone.
How to permanently turn off VPN on iPhone
To permanently turn off VPN on your iPhone, there isn’t any specific way to permanently disable VPN. but to do that you must have to delete Vpn configuration profile. Let’s follow the steps given below.
Steps to Delete VPN on iPhone running latest iOS and earlier
- Step #1. Head to Settings App.
- Step #2. Tap General
- Step #3. Tap VPN & Device Management
- Step #4. Choose a VPn if your have installed more than one VPN Configuration Added.
- Step #5. Tap on (i) next to VPN name to Delete VPn Profile to do that follow on-Screen
instructions.
- After this, to confirm that you would like to Delete VPN profile by tapping Delete again.
Finally, you have now uninstalled/ permanently turn off the VPN on your iOS device.
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