Configuring iPhone/iPad 6.x and above to Access the UCSD Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Step 1: Download Cisco AnyConnect app from the App Store

1. In the App Store, search "Cisco AnyConnect" and download the Cisco AnyConnect client.
   
   

Step 2: Add a VPN Connection

1. Click on "Connections."
   
   
   
   
2. Click "Add VPN Connection..."
   
   
   
   
3. Fill out the requested information:
   1. Description: UCSD VPN
   2. Server Address: vpn.ucsd.edu
4. Click "Save"
   
   
    
5. When prompted if you would like to "Add VPN Configurations", click "Allow."
   
   

Step 3: Connect to the VPN

1. 1. On the main page, toggle the AnyConnect VPN button to the ON position
      
      
      
      
   2. Select your desired connection profile from the Group drop-down menu:
      
      • 2-Step Secured - allthruucsd – Route all traffic through the UCSD VPN. Use this when accessing Library resources and CMS website staging links. This is the preferred method.
      • 2-Step Secured - split – Route only campus traffic through the UCSD VPN. All other traffic goes through your normal Internet provider. 
   3. split – Route only campus traffic through the UCSD VPN. All other traffic goes through your normal Internet provider.

1. Enter your AD username and password. (See Two-Step Login: VPN for further options.)
2. Click "Connect"
   
   

Step 4: Disconnect VPN

1. To disconnect the session, toggle the AnyConnect VPN button to the OFF position