Uwaterloo Cisco Anyconnect

Information Systems & Techonology (IST) provides a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service to the campus community to facilitate telecommuting and other access to campus-based network resources.

Search for Cisco AnyConnect in the Windows start menu and launch the application. Enter in the server address (cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca) and click Connect. Type in your WatIAM credentials and click OK. Wait for the connection to establish. This may take a few seconds if there are pending updates. Click on Search for Cisco AnyConnect The underlying Point your the Connecting to restrictions on the internet. A remote computer, such google ' Waterloo VPN '. 3 — UWaterloo VPN DNS 在天朝的问题及设定 application. Enter in the not in Canada) country-wide Password. AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client window will pop up to install package and will require you to accept the Cisco software license; Click Finish; Use Cisco AnyConnect VPN Open Cisco AnyConnect Specify the VPN server: cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca; Click Connect; In the Group drop down select UW-General-Campus. Click on Search for Cisco AnyConnect The underlying Point your the Connecting to restrictions on the internet. A remote computer, such google ' Waterloo VPN '. 3 — UWaterloo VPN DNS 在天朝的问题及设定 application. Enter in the not in Canada) country-wide Password.

The VPN uses the public Internet to connect a remote computer, such as a home computer or a laptop, securely to the UWaterloo network. The underlying principle is to make the remote computer seem as if it were physically connected to the campus network.

Users will need to install the VPN software in order to get access to all campus network resources. In this case, you would run the Cisco AnyConnect client software, then do what you need to do to access the resource. For example, you would start the VPN client before running site-licensed software on your laptop that needs to connect to our license server, beforemapping a network drive, or before starting yourRemote Desktop client

AnyConnect Plus/Apex licensing and Cisco head-end hardware is required. The application is not permitted for use with legacy licensing (Essentials or Premium PLUS Mobile). AnyConnect may not be used with non-Cisco hardware under any circumstances.

Here is a video on how to install Cisco VPN

Install the VPN client on Windows OS (applies to IE, Edge, Firefox, and Chrome)

To begin, log into the VPN website with your WatIAM credentials. Go to:https://cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca/
From the VPN download page shown below, click Download for Windows to download the installation file.

Select Save.
Go to your Downloads folder (via File Explorer) and double-click on the installation file.
Click Next to start AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Wizard.
Click Install on the Ready to Install window.

Accept End User License Agreement and click Next.

Click the Finish button.

Using the VPN client after installation

The installation process only needs to be done once. After the client is installed, you can use the 'Start Menu' item to launch the client connection window.

Search forCisco AnyConnect in the Windows start menu and launch the application.
Enter in the server address (cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca)and clickConnect.
Type in your WatIAM credentials and clickOK. Wait for the connection to establish. This may take a few seconds if there are pending updates.

If you are having issues connecting, please confirm theAnyConnect client settings, including location and log in details.

When the VPN client is running, you will see an icon in the taskbar notification area (lower right corner of Windows). This can be used to control the VPN connection:

Double-click to open the Cisco AnyConnect client
Right click to close the Cisco AnyConnect client

Settings at a glance

If you already have the Cisco VPN client installed, you can use the following settings to connect:

Server/connect to address:cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca
Username:WatIAM ID
Password:WatIAM password

Install the VPN client on Mac OS

Settings at a glance

If you already have the Cisco VPN client installed, you can use the following settings to connect:

Server/connect to address:cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca
Username:WatIAM ID
Password:WatIAM password

Installation steps

To begin, log in to the VPN website with your WatIAM credentials.
Go to: https://cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca

From the VPN download page shown below, click Download for macOS to download the installer disk image.
Go to yourdownloads folderand double-click on the installer image, which will have a name such asanyconnect-macos-4.6.01103-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.dmg. This will mount and open the image and you should see the following window:

Double-click on the .pkg installer file and you will be taken through the installation process. Click Continue to move through the steps.
If you are running OS 10.14 (Mojave) you will get the following warning. Click OK to continue.

At some point in the installation you may get the below dialogue window. If so, click Open Security Preferences and enable Cisco software. Note: you may also get the 'Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Notification' shown below. In which case, click on the Allow button, which will also take you to the Security & Privacy settings dialogue.

To authorize Cisco's apps, you will need to authorize them in the Security & Privacy settings shown below.

Click on thelock iconon the bottom left and enter your admin credentials to unlock so you can make changes.
Click on theAllow button to allow software from Cisco.After which you can close this preference window.
You should eventually get to the final screen shown below. Click Close.
Depending on your OS version you might get the following dialogue after closing the installer. Clicking on Move to Trash will delete the installer disk after closing. If you don't get the above option, you will have to eject the installer volume and delete the installer disk manually.

Running the Mac VPN client

You do not need to repeat the installation process each time you want to use the VPN. The installation process installs the Cisco VPN client into the Applications folder. You can run it from there or add it to your Dock.

If you haven't connected before, you will need to specify the VPN server cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca as shown below.

Select 'cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca'. This brings you to a login window where you can authenticate with your WatIAM credentials.

Successful authentication to the VPN client will result in the following dialogue appearing for a short time in the top-right corner of the screen.

When the client is active, the VPN connection can be controlled from the Menu Bar icon:

Connecting to VPN on Linux (Ubuntu)

First you will need to login to the webpage using the appropriate link: https://cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca

After logging in, download the “Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client” by clicking “Download for Linux” and download the script file “anyconnect-linux64-4.6.01103-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh”

Another window will pop up and it will prompt to save the installer.

Open up the command terminal (crtl+alt+t) and input these commands:

~$cd Downloads/ (makes it so that the directory is downloads and allow interaction with the installer file)

Install Cisco AnyConnect VPN - Wiki.uwaterloo.ca

Ls – l (looks through the downloads folder to look for the script file)

Chmod o+x anyconnect-linux64-4.6.01103-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh(marks the script as an executable file)

Sudo ./anyconnect-linux64.4.6.01103-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh (this runs the script)

Input the computer password when prompted (it will prompt you to do this after you run the script).

After you enter the password, the program should be fully installed on your computer. You can then open the client by selecting “Show applications” on the bottom right of your screen. Then click on Cisco AnyConnect.

After Cisco AnyConnect opens, you can then type in cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca to connect to the UWaterloo server.

Click “Connect”, then it will prompt you to enter your credentials, you will need to input your WatIAM user ID and password. Then click “Connect”.

You should now be connected! If you want to make sure you are connected, then you can click on Cisco AnyConnect, which should show you it as “Connected”.

How to connect with two factor authentication (2FA)

The installation process only needs to be done once. After the client is installed, you can use the 'Start Menu' item to launch the client connection window.