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Installing and Configuring the
Client
The following steps will guide you through the brief process of
installing
the client.
Double-click on the downloaded file to mount the image, if
its not already mounted.
Double-click the image called
CiscoVPNClient.
Double-click on the file labeled Cisco VPN
Client.mpkg.
The installer will open with the welcome screen. Read the
system requirements
and click Continue.
You will then see the license agreement. Read it and click
Continue. You will then see a message come
down. Just click
Agree.
Select the drive where you want the Cisco VPN Client to be
installed and click
Continue.
Click Install to install the software.
The installer will now ask you for your computer
password. This is your Administrator password. Type the
password and click
OK to begin the installation.
When the installer finishes, click
Close to quit the
installer.
Restart your computer to complete the installation.
Note: It is very important that you
restart your machine. If you start using the VPN
software without doing so, you will receive an error message.
Using the Client
Use the VPN client whenever you need to access UMCP Internet resources
or (if
you use the UMCP wireless network) when you want to encrypt your
Internet
communications.
Connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Open the VPNClient by going to your
Applications
folder. The icon will look like the image below:
The Cisco Systems VPN Client window will appear. In the
Connection Entries tab, you will have 3 choices:
UMD: choose this option
if you need to access
Internet resources and websites ending in ".umd.edu" and
you DO
NOT need to access the UM libraries
databases.
UMD-Wireless: choose this
option if you need to
access the UM libraries
databases OR if your computer is connected to the
campus
wireless network and you are using the VPN client as a
wireless
security measure. Keep updated on off-campus
access to library resources.
UMapps: choose this option if you need to access
the UMDMVS
mainframe.
Double-click on the connection entry you want to use.
You
will be prompted to type in a Username and Password. Type
in your Directory ID
and password.
Click OK.
The VPN client will establish the connection. To make sure
you are connected, look at the status at the bottom of the VPN
Client window.
When you are done with the VPN client, click the
Connection
Entries tab and click
Disconnect.
(Note: While this will not disconnect you from the Internet,
it will
turn off the VPN client and may close certain Internet programs
like terminal sessions.)
The first time you use the client, you should confirm that it is
working
properly by activating the VPN client and then visiting the following
web
page:
http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/cgi-bin/checkip.pl
If the VPN client is working properly, this web page will tell you
that your
are using an IP address in the format 128.8.xxx.xxx (where "xxx" is
any number).
If you have any trouble during the installation process or while using it,
contact the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk.
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