Remote Access Mobile VPN Client Compatibility

pfSense supports a variety of remote access (“mobile”) VPN configuration styles to accommodate nearly any potential client. The table below shows which operating systems have compatible clients with some of the most common remote access VPN configurations available on pfSense.

Operating System	Protocol
	OpenVPN	IPsec
		PSK	RSA	Xauth PSK	Xauth RSA	IKEv2 EAP MSCHAPv2/RADIUS	IKEv2 EAP TLS
Windows XP	3PA 1 2	3PA 3	3PA 3	3PA 3	3PA 3	?	?
Windows Vista/7/8	3PA 1 2	3PA 3	3PA 3	3PA 3	3PA 3	Yes (7+)	Yes (7+)
Windows 10	3PA 1 2	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
Android <4	3PA	Varies	Varies	Bug	Yes	?	?
Android 4+	3PA 4	Varies	Varies	Bug	Yes	3PA 5	3PA 5
iOS < 9	3PA 6	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
iOS 9+	3PA 6	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OS X < 10.11	3PA 2	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
OS X 10.11+	3PA 2	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SNOM/Yealink	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No

Table: Mobile/Remote Access VPN Client Availability

• Yes = OS Native Client Available

• 3PA = Third Party Client Required

• Bug = Known problem configuration, follow the link for more details

• Varies = Varies by device model and vendor options

Unless otherwise stated, UNIX clients (*BSD, Linux, etc) can support any style with manual configurations but the availability of GUI configuration tools varies by distribution.