Configuring VPN for the PC
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Download these setup files:
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UTA VPN Profile:
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VPN Install Files - Windows XP: vpnclient-win-5.0
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Vista: vpnclient-vista-beta-5.0. Note: The download file for Vista OS is provided on this page for your convenience only. OIT does not provide any support for Vista OS, only documentation and instructions.
You will be prompted to enter your NetID and password.
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Click Unzip whenever prompted. If a DOS box appears, DO NOT close this out as the software is installing the necessary VPN adapter.
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Click on Finish and when prompted select Yes to restart your machine.
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When your computer finishes rebooting, click Start, select All Programs, choose Cisco Systems VPN Client and then finally select VPN Client.
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Click on Import and import the UTA.PCF file from the location you saved it in the first step.
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Select the UTA entry from the Connection Entry list and then click Connect. If there is no UTA entry, please manually configure the connection using the instructions at the bottom of this page.
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When prompted to, enter your NetID and current password and click OK.
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After successful negotiation with the VPN server you should be greeted with a Banner message. Click Continue to do just that.
Note: Notice the yellow padlock icon in the lower right hand corner in your system tray. The padlock should be closed indicating that you are connected. This is also how you can disconnect from the VPN connection.
You have a secure tunnel to the University network now and, if needed, can map your network (J: and K:) drives.
Important Note:
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You will notice that under Network Connections you now have an additional adapter - the LAN adapter for the Cisco Systems VPN Adapter. Do NOT remove this.
Disconnecting from VPN
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To disconnect from your VPN session, right-click on the yellow padlock icon in your system tray and select Disconnect.
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When disconnected, the yellow padlock should be unlocked as pictured below:
Cisco VPN Guide
The following VPN guide is provided for further reading - User Guide for Windows. To view the Cisco release notes for VPN client Release 4.0 through Release 4.6 click here.
***Manual VPN Settings***
If there is no entry listed for UTA in the VPN program, click New and enter the following information in the required fields:
Connection Entry: UTA
Description: UTA
Host: vpn.uta.edu
Select Group Authentication and enter:
Name: default
Password: UTAsecret
Confirm Password: UTAsecret
Then proceed to connection instructions Step 7, above.