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    How to install VPN on Windows

    Got to Cisco VPN on software.lbl.gov 
    Download and open the Windows version of AnyConnect.

    1. Go through the prompts and click Install at the last window
    2. Click Yes at the User Account Control window
    3. Click Finish

    1. Start the application by going to Windows logo-> All apps-> Cisco-> Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
    2. Enter your LDAP name and password to connect

    How to install VPN on Mac

    1. Cisco VPN on software.lbl.gov 

    2. Download and open the Mac version of AnyConnect.

    Double-click on AnyConnect.pkg

    1. Go through the prompts and click Install at the last window

    2. Enter your Mac login name and password and click Install Software
    3. Close the window

    Go to Launchpad and click on the Cisco logo to start the application

    Enter your LDAP name and password to connect

    How to install VPN on Centos

    1. Cisco VPN on software.lbl.gov 

    2. Download and open the Linux version of AnyConnect.

                   

    3. Click the Extract button
                                      

    4. An Extract window appears. Select where you want the extracted folder to go and click OK

    5. Close the window in Step 8

    6. Open Konsole (under Applications→ System) or another terminal emulator

    7. From the terminal emulator, go inside the vpn directory under the anyconnect-4.x.xxxxx directory (where the folder was extracted in Step 9) and execute the installation script as root: # ./vpn_install.sh
                                                

    8. Accept license agreement

    9. After installation is done, type exit twice to close the terminal emulator

    10. Go to Applications→ Internet→ Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client→ Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to start the client

    11. If the application does not start (the icon bounces for a bit and goes away), bring up a terminal emulator and install these two items:

                  yum install epel-release

      yum install pangox-compat

    12. Launch Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client again. Enter your LDAP name and password to connect
                                      


    How to install VPN on Chromebook


    1. Sign in to your Chromebook

    2. Click the Launcher 

    Click on Web Store (click All Apps if Web Store does not show)

    Type anyconnect in the search box

    Cisco AnyConnect will appear under Apps. Click Add To Chrome

    Review the requested permissions, and Click Add app

    Visit Cisco VPN on software.lbl.gov

    Download the Cisco VPN AnyConnect - LBNL Profile Only.

    Save it in your Downloads folder

    Go to Launcher-> AnyConnect

    Click on Settings tab-> Import Profile

    Select LBNLprofilev24.xml and click Open

    Click on Connections tab and there should be LBL-VPN-v2.4 under Connections

    Click on Status Area at bottom right and VPN disconnected should be on the list

    1. Click on VPN disconnected to open the list of available VPN connections
    2. Select LBL-VPN-v2.4

    Enter your LDAP name and password to connect



    Download and install the AnyConnect software for iPhone

    How to install VPN on Android

    To connect to LBL-VPN using AnyConnect

    1. Download and install the AnyConnect client software from the Google Play Store (or equivalent)
    2. Launch the AnyConnect application.
    3. Select 'add new VPN connection.'
    4. In the server address field, type vpn1.lbl.gov.
    5. Return to main AnyConnect screen and select the newly created profile to connect.
    6. A new profile (LBNL-VPN-v2.4) will be downloaded to your device upon establishing the VPN connection for the first time. You can use either of these profiles for subsequent connections to LBL-VPN.

    How to install VPN on Ubuntu

    1. Cisco VPN on software.lbl.gov 

    2. Download and open the Linux version of AnyConnect.                        

                   

    3. Click the Extract button
                                      

    4. An Extract window appears. Select where you want the extracted folder to go and click Extract

    5. Click Close and close the window in Step 8

    6. Open Terminal or another terminal emulator

    7. From the terminal emulator, go inside the vpn directory under the anyconnect-4.x.xxxxx directory (where the folder was extracted in Step 9) and execute the installation script as root: # ./vpn_install.sh
                                                

    8. Accept license agreement

    9. After installation is done, type exit twice to close the terminal emulator

    10. Launch Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

    11. If the application does not start, bring up a terminal emulator and you may need to install one or both of the following packages:

      apt-get install libpangox-1.0-0

      apt-get install libpangoxft-1.0-0

    12. Enter your LDAP name and password to connect
                                      

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