---
title: NetworkVPNIPSec
framework: Device Management
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
platforms: [iOS 27.0+, iPadOS 27.0+, Mac Catalyst 27.0+, macOS 27.0+, visionOS 27.0+]
path: devicemanagement/networkvpnipsec
---

# NetworkVPNIPSec

The declaration to configure a VPN using the IPSec sub-type.

## Declaration

```data
object NetworkVPNIPSec
```

## Properties

Authentication: Settings that control authentication. DNS: A dictionary to use for all VPN types. HostName: The IP address or hostname of the VPN server. Idle: Specifies details about how the system handles idle VPN connections. OnDemand: Specifies details about how the system controls on-demand VPN. Proxies: The dictionary to use to configure Proxies for use with VPN. VisibleName: The name of the VPN connection that the system displays on the device.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.configuration.network.vpn.ipsec as the declaration type. Configuration availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Configuration examples

## Topics

### Objects

- [NetworkVPNIPSecAuthenticationObject](devicemanagement/networkvpnipsecauthenticationobject.md)
- [NetworkVPNIPSecDNSObject](devicemanagement/networkvpnipsecdnsobject.md)
- [NetworkVPNIPSecIdleObject](devicemanagement/networkvpnipsecidleobject.md)
- [NetworkVPNIPSecOnDemandObject](devicemanagement/networkvpnipsecondemandobject.md)
- [NetworkVPNIPSecProxiesObject](devicemanagement/networkvpnipsecproxiesobject.md)

## See Also

### Configurations

- [AccessibilitySettings](devicemanagement/accessibilitysettings.md)
- [AccountCalDAV](devicemanagement/accountcaldav.md)
- [AccountCardDAV](devicemanagement/accountcarddav.md)
- [AccountExchange](devicemanagement/accountexchange.md)
- [AccountGoogle](devicemanagement/accountgoogle.md)
- [AccountLDAP](devicemanagement/accountldap.md)
- [AccountMail](devicemanagement/accountmail.md)
- [AccountSettings](devicemanagement/accountsettings.md)
- [AccountSubscribedCalendar](devicemanagement/accountsubscribedcalendar.md)
- [AppManaged](devicemanagement/appmanaged.md)
- [AppSettings](devicemanagement/appsettings.md)
- [AudioAccessorySettings](devicemanagement/audioaccessorysettings.md)
- [ContentCaching](devicemanagement/contentcaching.md)
- [DiskManagementSettings](devicemanagement/diskmanagementsettings.md)
- [ExtensibleSSO](devicemanagement/extensiblesso.md)