GOT VPN?

Posted by Scott LeComte on March 30th, 2009 filed in Security

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Yes you do. The ASU University Technology Office (UTO) will be changing the way you connect to ASU resources from off campus. This project is a joint venture between UTO, The Cronkite School of Journalism, and The Biodesign Institute. The change is due to some issues between the Secure Remote VPN client and Apple computers as well as other factors.

The new Cisco firewall/VPN devices are currently installed and operational along side of the existing Checkpoint devices. The Checkpoint devices will be taken offline at the end of March and thus the Secure Remote client will no longer work for VPN services. If you have the Secure Remote client installed on your remote machine, you will need to remove it prior to installing the new Cisco VPN client.
Here are the steps required to remove the Secure Remote client on a PC.

  1. Click <Start> then <Settings> then <Control Panel> to open the windows control panel.
  2. Double click the “Add Remove Programs” icon.
  3. Find “Checkpoint Secure Remote” in the list of software and click it. It may be called something else depending on what version is loaded on your computer.
  4. On the right side of the window you will see the “remove” button. Click this button.
  5. You may be asked a few questions regarding the removal of the software. A restart may be required.
  6. That’s it! Secure remote has been removed.

To install the new Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client on an Apple or PC do the following:

  1. Open a web browser
  2. Go to https://sslvpn.asu.edu
  3. Once the page loads the client should install automatically
  4. You may be required to reboot the computer

Once the client has been installed you can find it on your PC by clicking <start> then <program>then <cisco> . On an Apple computer you can find “VPN Client” in the applications folder.

Note that the new client will not start automatically when the computer starts, you have to open the client and login. You will use your ASURITE ID and password just as you did with the Secure Remote client. Once connected, you can connect to ASU resources just as if you were on campus.

If you have any questions or problems you can contact the Biodesign IT helpdesk via email at bits-q@asu.edu or by phone 727-0123


3 Responses to “GOT VPN?”

  1. TJ Sokol Says:
    March 30th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Other links for more information concerning Cisco SSLVPN client can be found at the ASUMAC site:

    http://asumac.asu.edu/2009/02/cisco-sslvpn-client-for-mac-os-x/

    …and at the ASU UTO help site:

    http://help.asu.edu/Installing_and_using_SSLVPN

    TJ
    tsokol@asu.edu

  2. BITS Blog » Connecting to Biodesign servers from home Says:
    June 17th, 2009 at 8:48 am

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  3. Phillip Stafford Says:
    June 20th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    On a PC, Explorer throws a number of security errors when attempting to connect to the sslvpn.asu.edu site. Safari indicates the digital signature has expired but allows installation eventually.

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