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Manual Installation: Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client for Windows

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Requirements

  • Windows XP w/ SP2 (SP3 recommended) or
    Windows Vista w/ SP1 (SP2 recommended) or
  • Windows 7
  • You must currently be employed as faculty or staff at San Francisco State University.

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Manual Installation

  1. Click on the "Download Cisco AnyConnect Client for Windows" button,  You will need to enter your University ID number and password (The password should be the same as your SFSU e-mail password.).
     
  2. Save the installer (anyconnect_win.msi) to your computer.
  3. Close your Web browser then double-click on the installer to start the installation. If prompted "Do you want to run this file?" Click Run.
  4. Click Next in the "Welcome to Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client Setup Wizard" window.
  5. Select "I accept the terms in the License Agreement" then click Next.
  6. Click Install.
  7. Vista and Windows 7 users will see a User Access Control prompt. If requested, enter the name and password for an administrative account. Click on Allow to continue the installation.
  8. Click Finish when you see "Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard."

Note: You will need to make VPN connections manually rather than through a Web browser after a manual installation.

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Connect Manually

  1. Open the Cisco AnyConnect Client by selecting:
    Start > All Programs > Cisco > Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client > Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
  2. Set the following fields to::
    1. Connect to: sfsu-vpn.sfsu.edu
    2. Group: FACULTY-STAFF
    3. Username: your SF State ID number
    4. Password: your SF State password
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Once the connection has been made there will be a system tray icon for the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client that displays a closed padlock. The closed padlock indicates that you have an active VPN connection.
  5. To disconnect, right-click on the AnyConnect icon in the system tray then select Disconnect. To disconnect and quit the AnyConnect Client, select Quit.
  6. To reconnect after disconnecting, right-click on the AnyConnect icon in the system tray and select Open AnyConnect. Follow the instructions you used to make your original connection (Step 2 and 3).

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