Please start the AnyConnect from the Windows program menu. Please type in the URL of VPN-Gateway ein: vpn2.zih.tu-dresden.de in the VPN field. Afterwards click on Connect. Type in your login zihlogin @ tu-dresden.de in the Username field an tu-dresden.de or your VPN group after the @ sign. On Windows 7 and Vista: Your Programs menu will contain a new Cisco folder. Inside that folder is another folder called Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client, and inside that folder is a Cisco AnyConnect Mobility icon. The 'hidden icons' menu in the taskbar will also contain a new Cisco icon. This is very useful for laptops. The utility is called Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client Start Before Login Components. Once you have the utility installed, you will be prompted to logon to VPN first on Windows XP. However, it does not prompt you to logon on Windows 7. Here are the steps to get to the VPN prompt on Windows 7 Enterprise. WINDOWS 7 These are the 'How To' instructions for installing, uninstalling, and using the AnyConnect VPN client with the Start Before Logon (SBL) feature. SBL is availale to VPN users who need to connect to the VPN before the Windows log on. This allows Windows to run scripts and map drives.
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INSTALLATION
Download the current AnyConnect Client software for Windows from the Download Cisco AnyConnect Client-Software
Start the installation as described on the download page. On the following installation window click on Next:
Please read the license agreement and accept with Next:
The software is being installed:
After successful installation, click on Finish:
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Please start the AnyConnect from the Windows program menu. Please type in the URL of VPN-Gateway ein: vpn2.zih.tu-dresden.de in the VPN field. Afterwards click on Connect.
Type in your login zihlogin@tu-dresden.de in the Username field an tu-dresden.de or your VPN group after the @ sign. Enter your ZIH-password in the Password field.
With the Group Open visio files free. field, you can determine, which connections are using the VPN. You have the following options:
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INSTALLATION
Download the current AnyConnect Client software for Windows from the Download Cisco AnyConnect Client-Software
Start the installation as described on the download page. On the following installation window click on Next:
Please read the license agreement and accept with Next:
The software is being installed:
After successful installation, click on Finish:
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Cisco Anyconnect Windows 7 Download
Please start the AnyConnect from the Windows program menu. Please type in the URL of VPN-Gateway ein: vpn2.zih.tu-dresden.de in the VPN field. Afterwards click on Connect.
Type in your login zihlogin@tu-dresden.de in the Username field an tu-dresden.de or your VPN group after the @ sign. Enter your ZIH-password in the Password field.
With the Group Open visio files free. field, you can determine, which connections are using the VPN. You have the following options:
- A-Tunnel-TU-Networks – Connections to all networks of TU Dresden (public and private IP addresses) via VPN (recommended)
- B-Tunnel-Public-TU-Networks – Connections to networks of TU Dresden with public IP adresses via VPN. Use this group, if you have problems due to overlapping private IP address space.
- C-Tunnel-All-Networks – All connections (also to destinations outside of TU networks) via VPN. If all you need is a TU Dresden IP address to access online resources, consider using OpenVPN instead.
- TUD-vpn-lic – Only connections to license servers (e.g. Mathcad) via VPN. Use only ZIH login name without the @-part (e.g. s1234567) in the Username field.
- Other groups (Z-*, TUD-vpn-*) – These groups are for special users/requirements only, use them only if instructed to do so.
After selecting a Group an entering Username and Password click on OK:
After creating the VPN connection, you'll be asigned an IP address from within the regarding TU Dresden network. You'll find a lock symbol in the Windows systray.
To close the VPN connection, click on the symbol in the systray and click on Disconnect:
| This article refers to the Cisco AnyConnect VPN. If you're looking for information on the Prisma Access VPN Beta that uses the GobalConnect app, see: Prisma Access VPN Landing Page. If you're not sure which service you're using, see: How do I know if I'm using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN or the Prisma Access VPN? |
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Primer
This guide will assist with the installation of the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client for Windows (Vista, 7, 8.1 and 10).
Installation
You need administrator level account access to install this software. When prompted with Windows UAC (User Access Control) you need to allow to install this software.
- Download the VPN installer from MIT's download page, Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client for Windows. Note:MIT certificates required.
- Find and double click the downloaded file named 'anyconnect-win-4.5.XXXXXX.exe', where XXXXXX is the sub-version number of the installer.
- On the following screen titled 'Welcome to the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Setup Wizard', click Next.
- When presented with the software license agreement, click I accept on the slide-down menu and click Next.
- Click Install when prompted (Note: the user must be an administrator of the machine to install).
Note: You may be warned the program comes from an unknown publisher and asked to confirm that you want to allow it to make changes to your computer. Click Yes to continue. - When installer begins installation you will see
- Click Finish when prompted to complete installation.
Connect
- Launch Cisco AnyConnect.
- Enter the address of the MIT Cisco VPN:
- Duo (two-factor authentication) required users must use: vpn.mit.edu/duo.
- Non-Duo (single-factor authentication): vpn.mit.edu
- Click Connect.
- When prompted, enter your MIT username and password.
- For Duo users, in the field labeled 'Second Password' you can enter one of the following options:
- push - Duo will send a push notification to your registered cell phone with the Duo Security mobile app installed
- push2 - Duo will send a push notification to your _second registered device with the Duo Security mobile app installed_
- sms - Duo will send anSMSto your registered cell phone; then enter that as your second password (you will fill out the login info twice with this method, first to get the sms code, then to enter it)
- phone - Duo will call your registered cell phone
- phone2 - Duo will call your second registered cell phone
- The one time code generated by your hardware token or the Duo Security mobile app (the code changes ever 60 seconds)
In this example, we've entered 'push' in the 'Second Password' field.
Sometimes methods with lag time, like Call, will time out before allowing you to complete Duo Authentication. SMS and one time codes generated by your hardware token (yubikey) or the Duo Security mobile app are the fastest methods and can help you avoid time-out issues.'How to call different devices'
If you have multiple devices that can use the same method, for instance two mobile phones or two phones that can receive phone calls, you can reference them by different numbers. For instance, to call the top device on your managed devices page (http://duo.mit.edu), you can use 'phone' (for the default) or 'phone1' to call the second phone, you can use 'phone2'.
- In this example, you will receive a push notification on your cell phone. Click Approve.
- Cisco AnyConnect should now present you with the MIT VPN banner and the VPN connection will complete.
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