VPN for MAC OS
Installing the Cisco Secure Client
To set up the VPN client for Mac OS, you need the Cisco Secure Client.
Please log in first with your UniAccount and the corresponding password to download the file.
Please log in to download:
User login
Enter your username and password here in order to log in on the website
Locate the downloaded file in the "Downloads" directory and execute it.
You will be guided through the installation in the following steps. Click on "Continue":
In order to use the app, it is necessary to agree to the Cisco End User License Agreement. Click on "Continue":
Accept the software license agreement in the next dialog:
Now select the components to be installed. To ensure problem-free operation of the Cisko Secure Client, all components should be installed or updated.
Then click on "Continue":
Start the installation by clicking on "Install":
Once the installation has been successfully completed, you can close the installation window:
Finally, you will be asked whether you want to keep the installation file.
Once the Cisco Secure Client has been successfully installed, the installation file is no longer required. You can put it in the recycle bin.
If you have problems with a new installation (if the client was already installed on your system and you want to reinstall it) of the Cisco Secure Client, please carry out the following steps:
Open the Terminal (e.g. enter "Terminal" via the Spotlight search) and enter the following command:
sudo pkgutil --forget com.cisco.pkg.anyconnect.vpn
Then confirm the command by entering the password of your macOS user account (the password you have assigned for your Mac).
Then carry out a restart.
Setting up the VPN connection
You will find the "Cisco" folder under "Programs". Open this and run the "Cisco Secure Client" program by double-clicking on it:
The Cisco Secure Client window opens. Please enter the following address in the empty field under "'AnyConnect-VPN":
Connecting to the VPN
Call up the Cisco Secure Client and click on "Connect".
Enter your UniAccount and your password in the following window and then click on "OK":
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You have successfully dialed into the UniKassel network via the VPN client when you see a green tick above the lock .
To disconnect, please click on "Disconnect".
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