clients/mac-signed-issue/Mac-plugin-blocked.md

+# Connecting to the VPN on MacOS
+
+When connecting to the VPN through [vpn.uts.edu.au](https://vpn.uts.edu.au/) your computer may need to download and install some software. On newer versions on MacOS this may be blocked as it not recognised as coming from a trusted source.
+
+![](media/app_blocked.jpg)
+ 
+
+To install the VPN software you will need to explicitly authorise this in your system preferences.
+
+ 
+
+## 1. Go to System Preferences
+
+ 
+
+Click on the apple menu  then select System Preferences:
+
+![](media/open_sys_prefs.png)
+
+## 2. Click on the "Security & Privacy" 
+
+
+![](media/click_security.png)
+ 
+
+## 3. Allow application from identified developers
+
+You may need to allow you Mac to install applications from developers in addition to those from the App Store.
+
+Click the lock and enter your password to make changes
+Under the header “Allow apps downloaded from.”, select:
+App Store and Identified Developers
+
+Click the lock to close it and save the changes to your settings. 
+
+![](media/macos-mojave-system-preferences-security-general-require-disable-dark_60.jpg)
+
+
+## 4. Click 'Open Anyway'
+
+On the General tab the name of the last blocked application will appear.  
+
+To authorise this click 'Open Anyway'
+
+![](media/macos-catalina-system-preferences-security-general-open-anyway_60.jpg)
+
+A warning prompt will reappears, but you can click Open.
+
+![](media/macos-catalina-alert-unsigned-override_60.jpg )
+
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