Follow the instructions below to install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client for Mac. If you are looking for instructions on installing AnyConnect VPN on a Windows machine, see Installation requires that you have local administrator access. If you need admin rights on a University-owned machine, contact. To connect to Cisco AnyConnect follow the instructions in. Installing Cisco AnyConnect for Mac OS X.

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Click on the Download button under the AnyConnect for Mac OS X (Recommended) section on the page. Enter your and password, if prompted. Find and open the anyconnect-mac-version-repack-signed.pkg installer package in your Downloads folder. Follow the steps in the UMN Cisco AnyConnect Installer until the installation is complete. Prepare for Cisco AnyConnect Installation with Parallels NOTE: T he implementation of the kernel extensions used for tunnel drivers may be incompatible with the Cisco AnyConnect client. Before installation it may be necessary to unload the kernel extensions tap.kext and tun.kext in a terminal window. Attempt to install Cisco AnyConnect without Terminal interaction first, and resort to the following steps if unsuccessful:.

Open a command line shell. The shell may be bash, sh, csh, or whatever you prefer. Use Terminal in Mac OS X: Applications Utilities Terminal. Enter the following commands after the prompt symbol ( $) to unload the kernel extensions:. sudokextunload⁄Library⁄Extsions⁄tun.kext Enter.

sudokextunload⁄Library⁄Extensions⁄tap.kext  Enter. Exit the Terminal window and begin the VPN installation process. Additional Information The Cisco AnyConnect program will now be visible in FinderApplicationsCisco.

. Choose Apple menu  System Preferences, then click Network.

Click the Add button in the list at the left, click the Interface pop-up menu, then choose VPN. Click the VPN Type pop-up menu, then choose what kind of VPN connection you want to set up, depending on the network you are connecting to. Give the VPN service a name, then click Create. L2TP is an extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol used by Internet service providers to enable a VPN over the Internet. IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is a set of security protocols.

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IKEv2 is a protocol that sets up a security association in IPSec. Enter the server address and the account name for the VPN connection. Click Authentication Settings, then enter the information you received from the network administrator. Click OK, then click Connect. Select “Show VPN status in menu bar” to use the VPN status icon to connect to the network and switch between VPN services. To remove the VPN configuration, select the VPN network connection service in the list and click the Remove button.