Computer Science and Engineering
MacOS Cisco VPN Client Installation and Setup Guide
Contents
Installation: For users who have no prior Cisco VPN Client Installed ....................................... 2
Profile Import: ............................................................................................................................. 4
Usage: ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Example: Access to Home Directory.......................................................................................... 5
Example: Setting up an office Printer ......................................................................................... 5
Installation: For users who have no prior Cisco VPN Client Installed
Acquire the Mac OS X VPN client by 1 of 2 ways:
o Two clients are available for Mac OS X
 https://www.cse.psu.edu/downloads/cisco_vpn/vpnclient-darwin4.9.01.0100-universal-k9.dmg (OS 10.4 and higher)
 https://www.cse.psu.edu/downloads/cisco_vpn/vpnclient-darwin4.0.3.w.dmg (OS 10.3 and lower)
 (Site requires CSE username and password for authentication)
o The ITS downloads page at https://downloads.its.psu.edu
Please note that the first download location requires authentication with a valid CSE
username and password. There is no difference between the files at the download sites. They
are the same version and have the same pre-configured profiles installed.
Choose the suitable download location and save the client to a known location on your
machine, like the desktop, documents, or some other known location. When the file
has finished downloading navigate to the location of the saved file.
Click the vpnclient-darwin-4.9.01.0100-universal-k9.dmg file
name to unpack and mount the installation application.
Once this is done you will see CiscoVPNClient mounted on
your desktop. Double-click the icon to open the package.
Next double-click the icon titled “Cisco VPN Client.mpkg to
begin the client installation process. Next you may encounter a popup message that says “This package
contains a program that determines if
the software can be installed. Are you
sure you want to continue?” If this
occurs just click “continue”
In the next window click continue. Now the installation application will ask if you have
MAC OS 10.4 or higher. If you do click continue. If not, you will need a VPN client that is
compatible with your OS 10.x version.
Next read the license
agreement, click continue, and
then agree to the license
agreement.
Choose installation location, Macintosh HD or
some other partition of choice if available
and click continue. If nothing appears in the
“Destination Select” step of the install
process. The VPN Client will be installed on
the main MacOS partition of the hard drive
by default.
Next choose “install” and the application will perform the
VPN Client installation. OS X will likely prompt for
authentication in order to install the client application. If
there are no errors during installation the “installation
succeeded” window will be displayed. Click “close” to
finish the installation process.
Profile Import:
In order to use the CSE VPN service specific the VPN Client needs to be configured with
the proper settings. To import the CSE profile, do the following:
Download the profile from
https://www.cse.psu.edu/downloads/cisco_vpn/ISPtoCSE.pcf and save it to a known
location on your computer.
Next start the Cisco VPN client by navigating to the applications folder and clicking on
the VPN Client application.
When the client application opens choose “Connection Entries” from the menu at the
top left of the window and select “import” from the submenu.
Next browse to the location where the ISPtoCSE.pcf profile was saved, highlight it,
then choose “open”. A pop-up window will be displayed notifying that the profile
was successfully imported.
Usage:
Start the Cisco VPN client by navigating to the applications folder and clicking on the
VPN Client application.
When the application loads you will see a list of connection entries. HIghlight
“ISPtoCSE” and then click connect.(Or simply double-click the ISPtoCSE entry)
Next a popup window will prompt for authentication.
Enter your CSE username and password, then click
“ok”. If authentication was successful a banner will
popup displaying a usage statement.
Success! The Cisco VPN Client for Windows has been successfully installed and configured.
If there are any questions regarding the installation or configuration of the VPN client please
email helpdesk@cse.psu.edu.
Example: Access to Home Directory
To access a home directory from the CSE VPN execute the following on your OS X
machine:
Using the GUI Interface
o Select “go” from the OSX menu bar, then from the dropdown menu choose “connect to
server” Or you may simply press (command k)
o In the next window in the field labeled “server address” type
the following: smb://casa.cse.psu.edu/<your CSE userID here>
o Next an authentication prompt will be presented.
 Be sure the option to connect as a “registered user” is
selected
 Enter your CSE userID and password (I would advise
against adding the password to your keychain)
 Finally a window will be presented with the contents of
your home directory
Example: Setting up an office Printer
To install a networked printer from the CSE VPN execute the following on your OS X
machine:
First it is important that you gather the following information for the office printer before you execute
this procedure:
o The office printer hostname or IP Address
o The make and model of the printer
Click the apple icon at the top-left portion of the menu bar. From the dropdown menu choose
“system preferences”
In the system preferences menu choose “print and fax”
In the left portion of the next window, choose “+” to add a printer
o In the new window titled “printer browser” click on “IP Printer” in the top menu. (For
OSX Leopard, choose “IP”
o In the “address” field type the hostname or IP Address of your office printer. (Please
note, Printing is only permitted by faculty to their office printer.)
 If you are unsure of your printer name or IP Address please contact
helpdesk@cse.psu.edu.
 This information may also be gathered from your office machine.
o Leave the queue name blank to use the default queue name
o Once the hostname or IP Address is entered the printer utility should populate the
name, location, and driver fields appropriately.
o Click “add” to add the printer
The next window will ask about installable printer options. Click “continue” to accept the
defaults.
The office printer should now appear in the list of available printers.