| Install VPN Client software.
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Mac OS 10.2 and up
Upgrade notice: if you upgrade
to the latest Cisco clients: (1) delete the old
uofmvpn profile (shown in Figure
4) from within the existing VPN client; (2) and
overwrite the old client by running the installer
(see Cisco VPN Client.mpkg in Figure
2). AHC/Fairview users with ahcvpn and umpvpn VPN
workgroup profiles: before installing the new, customized
U of M client/profile, contact your VPN support.
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| Get started. |
Get the client software.
- Before you begin, turn off virus protection
software and quit any applications other than a
Web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape).
- To download the software, follow the appropriate
Download link on the VPN
main page.
- Some restrictions apply to downloading
the software. The software is available only to
currently enrolled or employed students, staff and
faculty and you must enter your Internet ID (x.500
username) and password before you can download it.
(If you don't know your centrally assigned Internet
ID and password, contact
1-HELP.)
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| Install
the
software
on your
machine. |
| The client installer
should download to the desktop in Apple's
Disk Image form. The exact name changes with
each version. Look for an icon with a filename
starting with "vpnclient"
and ending in ".dmg".
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| Your web browser should
automatically mount the disk image on the
desktop: CiscoVPNClient (Figure 1). If not,
double-clicking the Disk Image file (.dmg)
should activate desktop mounting.
Once you actually begin the installation
process, click the appropriate buttons to
advance through this process.
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Figure 1: VPN Client
Disk Image
Figure 2: Contents of Disk Image
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| Admin name and password. |
To begin installing
the software, double-click the Cisco VPN
Client.mpkg icon (Figure 2) inside the
mounted disk image.
- You are alerted that you
need Mac OS X's Administrator password, as
shown below in Figure 3. (This is the password you
created when Mac OS X was activated for the
first time on your computer.)
- The Name and Password Authenticate
box (Figure 3) automatically shows the name
of the active user. (If you are logged into
Mac OS X as a user other than the administrator,
you must change the name to the administrator's
username.)
- Type in the corresponding password and
click OK.
Figure 3:
Install the VPN client
Note: the "Install Cisco VPN Client"
window changes slightly for each OS X version.
The "Authenticate" dialog box does
not.
Authenticate window:
the Name you must enter is your
administrator username,
which is not necessarily the same as the sample
shown here.
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| The client software. |
- Unless you select otherwise, the VPN client
software is installed in Applications
on your hard disk.
- The installer also asks where to install
its command-line components, which are necessary
but will not be used by the average user.
Click Next to allow the installer
to use the default setting.
- Finally, you may be prompted to choose
a place for the installer to put an alias
(shortcut) for easy access. The dock or
desktop are convenient places.
- When prompted to confirm all the choices
you have made -- unless you need to make
changes -- click Install.
The dock:
If you install the alias (shortcut) on the
dock, you will see an icon with VPN as part
of its name.
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| Using VPN. |
To use VPN, start it from
the shortcut you created or select it from
the Applications folder.
- Select the Connection Entries tab.
(shown in Figure 4, below)
- Double-click the entry labeled uofmvpn.
(Figure 5, below)
- In the resulting prompt window, enter
your U of MN Internet ID (x500 username),
replacing any sample username that's already
entered.
- Then type the password that goes with
your Internet ID in the appropriate box.
- When you're done, click the OK button.
Figure 4: the Cisco VPN client
Figure 5: close up of
"Connection Entry"
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| Connect. |
Connection successful.
When you are connected, the bottom of the VPN client
window, Figure 4, will include the statement:
connected to "uofmvpn"
Tip: If you do not get this message, verify
that you have an active Internet connection.
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| Disconnect.
Quit the VPN client. |
| To disconnect, click the
Disconnect button. (Figures 4 and 6)
Disconnect tip
Security software such as VPN places
greater demands on your system, often resulting
in slower performance. If you no longer
need the security VPN offers, disconnect
from the VPN server.
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Figure 6:
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To Quite VPN, select the VPN Client
menu, next to the Apple menu at the top of the screen.
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Customize
VPN.
Save
your UM
InternetID. |
| Your uofmvpm
profile/ settings.
The uofmvpn profile/settings that
you downloaded have the default settings recommended
by the University of Minnesota. These profile/settings
are read-only; you have no write privileges.
Although you cannot make changes to this profile,
advanced users may want to duplicate it and
make changes to that copy. Two changes you
might want to make are: saving your InternetID
and activating the backup server.
Caution
After clicking the Modify button
discussed below, a window opens (Figure
7) that contains fields you should not alter.
The fields are Connection Entry,
Description and Host. Also,
do not make changes to any fields in the
Group Authentication section.
At your own risk alter the settings
available from the Transport tab;
the U of MN cannot guarantee that any changes
made here will be supported.
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Saving your InternetID
- To create a profile that saves your Internet
ID, begin by highlighting the uofmvpn
profile (Figure 5).
- From the menu bar (next to the Apple menu
at the top of the screen), select the Connection
Entries menu and choose Duplicate.
- Rename this duplicate entry by using the
Modify button at the top of the VPN
Client window. Use a name that's meaningful
to you. (The example in Figure 7 shows the
name: uofmvpn-duplicate.)
- To save your InternetID, click the Save
button.
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Figure 7: Properties window
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Customize
VPN.
Activate
backup
server. |
The University has a backup server
for VPN 3000. To activate this option select the Backup
Servers tab (shown in Figure 7) and select Enable
Backup Servers. Click on the Save
button to save the changes.
Selecting this option will enable you to seamlessly
connect to the VPN backup server if there is an outage
on the main VPN server. Any networking software you
were using, however, will not automatically reconnect.
To reestablish a connection, exit your web browser,
e-mail software, or other networking software and
reconnect.
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| Detailed manual. |
New in June 2005: when you download
the U of M VPN client software, you get a copy of
Cisco's documentation for that client; it's in PDF
format. |
