Faculty and staff can connect to UNC's Virtual Private Network (VPN) from home using Cisco's AnyConnect client. To download the client, choose your system from the list below for directions.
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Windows
Installing Cisco AnyConnect
- Open a browser tab. (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge)
- Go to https://vpn.unco.edu
- Select the Download button.
- Find the file in whichever location you saved it, then double-click it to run the installation.
- When the Setup Wizard starts, click Next, accept the terms of the license agreement, click Next, then click Install.
- Click Yes on the User Account Control window when prompted to allow the installation to continue.
- The installation should complete automatically, then click Finish.
- Restart the computer.
Connecting to the VPN
- Click Start/Cortana and search for "AnyConnect", then click the app named Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
- You can also find this by clicking the Start Menu, click the Cisco folder, then click Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
- Enter vpn.unco.edu in the field, then click Connect. If you have privileged group access, verify that you have acceptable anti-virus,
anti-spyware, and firewall software installed, then use the appropriate URL below.
- Privileged users: vpn.unco.edu/Privileged
- Tech users: vpn.unco.edu/tech
- HVAC users: vpn.unco.edu/hvac
- Select the UNCO-Windows group from the drop-down menu and enter your UNC username and password, just as you did prior to downloading the client.
- Click OK to connect to the VPN. This may take a couple minutes and you may see pop-up notifications in the bottom-right of your screen.
- You will see the Cisco AnyConnect app running in the system tray in the bottom-right of the screen. You can click this icon to open Cisco AnyConnect and disconnect.
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Mac
Installing Cisco AnyConnect
- Open a web browser (Safari, Firefox, or Chrome) and go to https://vpn.unco.edu/+CSCOE+/logout.html?reason=12#form_title_text.
- Choose the UNCO-Non-Windows group from the drop-down menu, enter your UNC username and password, then click the Login button.
- The installer will try to detect ActiveX and/or Java, then you should receive a prompt to install it manually instead.
- Click the AnyConnect VPN link to download the file, which should be named anyconnect-win-4.5.02036-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.dmg.
- Find the file in the Downloads folder, then click it to open the file.
- Double-click the file displayed, which is named anyconnect-win-4.5.02036-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.pkg.
- When the installer starts, click Continue, click Continue again, click Agree to accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Install.
- Enter the User Name and Password for your Mac to allow the installation to continue.
- The installation should complete automatically, then click Close. When asked to move the installer to the Trash, click Move to Trash.
- Restart the computer.
Connecting to the VPN
- Click your Applications folder, then click the Cisco folder, then click the app named Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
- Enter vpn.unco.edu in the field, then click Connect. If you have privileged group access, verify that you have acceptable anti-virus,
anti-spyware, and firewall software installed, then use the appropriate URL below.
- Privileged users: vpn.unco.edu/Privileged
- Tech users: vpn.unco.edu/tech
- HVAC users: vpn.unco.edu/hvac
- Select the UNCO-Non-Windows group from the drop-down menu and enter your UNC username and password, just as you did prior to downloading the client.
- Click OK to connect to the VPN. This may take a couple minutes and you may see pop-up notifications while it connects.
- You will see the Cisco AnyConnect app running in the top-right of the screen. You can click this icon to open Cisco AnyConnect and disconnect.
*Note: Beginning January 9, 2020 users will be migrated to Microsoft's Multi-factor Authentication (MMFA) system. Once you are migrated to MMFA, you will be required to verify your account before accessing the VPN remotely.