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WiscVPN (Mac) - Downloading and Installing the VPN Client

This document provides WiscVPN download and installation instructions specific to Macintosh OS X.

To install the VPN client perform the following:

1. Point a web browser to the Campus Network Services VPN Page http://www.doit.wisc.edu/network/vpn/index.asp

2. In the "Installation Directions and Downloads" table, locate Mac OS X. Click Download.

3. If you are running Mac OS 10.4 or above, click on the "Mac OS 10.4, 10.5" download link. The file size is 14.4 MB. If you are running a previous version of Mac OS 10, click on the "Mac OS 10.3 or older" link. The file size is 10.7 MB

4. Safari will offer to mount the disk image file (.dmg) automatically. Other web browsers may prompt you for what to do with the file: save it to the desktop or another location where you can easily find it. Once the download is finished, locate the file and double-click it to mount the disk image.

5. In the CiscoVPNClient window, double-click Cisco VPN Client.mpkg to start the client installer.

   

6. Click Continue on the Welcome screen to start the installation process.

7. Read through the Software License Agreement screen and click Continue. Click Agree to accept the license and install the client.

   

8. In the Select a Destination screen, the installer will show you the available drives where you can install the software. Click on the drive you want to use and click Continue.

   

9. Click Install or Upgrade to continue installation.

10. Enter your password and click Ok.

    

11. The installer shows you its progress as it installs the client.

12. Once the software is successfully installed, click Close.

    

The WiscVPN client is now installed. Open your Applications to launch it. See the following document to connect: WiscVPN (Mac) - Connecting through VPN.