Configuring the UCSD VPN Client for Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 via Web Interface
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November 12, 2009 9:46:08 AM PST
Download and configure the UCSD Virtual Private Network (VPN) AnyConnect client on your Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 machine via the new Web interface.
In the right place? If you only need to access common campus Web sites or remote desktop computing, use the VPN EasyConnect option. See instructions in Virtual Private Networks at UCSD.
Notes:
- You must log in to your computer with administrator rights.
- You need your Active Directory (AD) username and password. If you don’t remember your AD username or password, you can either reset it at https://adweb.ucsd.edu/adpass/ or contact your department's systems administrator.
- You must have Java Runtime Environment or an equivalent browser plug-in. If you don't, see step 1. If you do, start at step 2.
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- Skip to step 2 if you have Java.
- Start Firefox (not Internet Explorer), and go to Firefox Add-ons: Common Plugins for Firefox.
- Scroll down, and select Java.
- Click Download Now, Free Java Download, and Download now. Then click Save and download it to your desktop.
- Double-click jxpinstall to execute.
- Accept the license, and click Finish to complete the process.
- Using IE7 (not Firefox), choose Tools then Internet Options.
- Click the Security tab.
- Click the Trusted Sites icon, then click Sites.
- Enter https://vpn.ucsd.edu to the list of known Web sites in the Trusted Sites window, then click Add.
- Click Close.
- Click OK on the Security tab window.
- Go to the VPN Sign-On page: https://vpn.ucsd.edu.
- Enter your AD username and password.
- Select your desired connection profile from the Group drop-down menu:
- split – Route only campus traffic through the UCSD VPN. All other traffic goes through your normal Internet provider.
- allthruucsd – Route all traffic through the UCSD VPN.
- Click Sign On.
- On the next screen, click Start AnyConnect to begin the installation.
- Vista users: If you see the Vista User Account Control pop-up window, select Allow.
- Click This site might require the following ActiveX control: on the information bar near the top of the browser window, if prompted to install ActiveX Control.
- Finish the installation by clicking Install, if prompted.
- After the installation completes, your computer connects to the VPN automatically. This may take several seconds.
- When the screen below appears, you've successfully connected to the UCSD VPN using the Cisco AnyConnect Client.
- If your computer does not automatically connect to the VPN, see steps 8-13 to connect manually.
- To disconnect, either:
- Right-click the VPN icon in the System tray, and select Disconnect.
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- Double-click the VPN icon, click the Connection tab, and then click Disconnect.
- Click the Windows Vista/64/XP/2000 link in the window and download the client to your desktop.
- Double-click the AnyConnect icon on your desktop to start the installation.
- Click Next to continue.
- Accept the terms, and click Next.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish.
- Go back to the VPN Sign-On page, and sign on again.
- Remember to select split or allthruucsd from the Group drop-down menu.
- Click Start AnyConnect.
- When the screen below appears, you've successfully connected to the UCSD VPN using the Cisco AnyConnect Client. This may take several seconds.
- To disconnect, see step 7.
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