Cisco VPN-client for Windows

General information about VPN and how to download clients is found in the article about VPN. You can also download the client from here. Username/password: vpn/klient

1. Key figures

To set up the client you'll need group information and your own username. Group information is:

• User: alle
• Password: passord

In addition you also need to know which address you should connect the client to. The address is:

• vpn.ntnu.no

When you have entered this information, you may log on with your own username and password. Information on how to do this is included further down on this page.

2. Installing

After the client is downloaded: Doubleclick it and a window shown below will appear. Press unzip as shown below.

The files are now extracted and the installation wizard will automatically appear. Select your language, and follow the instructions on screen. After the wizard is complete, a dialogue box will appear prompting you to restart your computer. Select yes to restart now.

Congratulations! You have now installed the Cisco VPN klient.

3. Configuring the connection

To be able to use the VPN-connection, you need to connect to NTNU's VPN-concentrator. If you chose standard position on the start-menu, you should have a folder under Start - Programs called "Cisco Systems VPN Client".

Go to this folder, and click on the icon called "VPN Client". An image like this should appear:

Click on "New". In the window that appears, you will be asked to type in the required information for the program to operate correctly. The most important fields are: Connetction Entry, description, host, and authentication type. Please type in the following information in the corresponding text box.: (disregarding the apostrophes)

• Connection entry: "NTNU VPN"
• Description: (you may leave this blank)
• Host: vpn.ntnu.no
• Name: "alle"
• Password: "passord"
• Confirm Password: "passord"

Your window will now look like this:

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4. Connecting

You are now ready to connect. Make sure that you have a working network connection, select the connection that you just created, and click on "Connect".

You will now be prompted for your username and password. Type in your NTNU username and password., and press "OK". Press "Continue" if there are any remarks. You are now connected to NTNU by VPN, and have the same rights as any other machine that is physically connected to NTNU's network.

5. Multiple VPN-connections over the same internet connection.

If you are sharing an internet connection, for example in an apartment, you will discover that only one user will be able to connect to NTNU at a given time. To solve this problem, mark the VPN-connection for NTNU in Cisco VPN, and select "modify". In the window that appears, select the tab labelled "Transport". In this window, click the top box to "Enable transparent tunneling" and then select "IPsec over TCP". Your picture should now look like this:

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