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VPN - Installation and Setup Guide

Cisco VPN Client: Windows Vista

This program will work on Windows Vista 32-bit systems

Note: We regret that we may be unable to provide support for VPN issues if you have upgraded from XP to Vista. According to Cisco, there are several items related to the firewall application, network drivers, etc. that can be leftover from an XP upgrade to Vista (as opposed to a clean Vista install) that may affect the VPN client installation process. Cisco has no plans for functionality or support with respect to an upgrade from XP to Vista. We regret that Cisco has decide to take this approach. Our VPN support for an XP to Vista upgrade environment will thus be on a best effort basis.

Download the Cisco VPN client for Windows Vista version 5.0.00.0340 onto your desktop. After the download is complete double click the icon to start the installation.

Click OK to start the install.

Click Next on the Welcome screen

Accept the License agreement then click Next

At this screen use the default provided and click Next.

The install will now start. The install process may take several minutes.

If User Account Control is turned on, you will be prompted to authorize the install to continue. Select Allow.

When the installation has finished click the Yes to reboot your computer.


After your computer has rebooted you should now see an Icon on your desktop that looks like this:

Double click the Icon to launch the VPN client.

When the application opens you should get this screen:

Click the Connect button and you will get this pop-up window:

Enter your NetID Username and Password. Click OK

If you have successfully connected to the U of R Network you will see this screen:

Click Continue and you are now connected.

If you look in the lower right-hand corner of you screen, next to the clock, you will see a yellow padlock like this:

This padlock is your VPN connection. When it is in the locked position you are connected to the U of R Network and when the padlock is in the unlocked position you are not connected.

If you need to disconnect your VPN connection just double-click the padlock and click the Disconnect icon.

 

** If you are using a Firewall and/or Router in your setup, please check our webpage for help on how to configure your device to allow a VPN connection. The webpage is:

http://www.rochester.edu/its/vpn/firewallrouter.html


 

       

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