Institutes and facilities of the TU Dresden can use the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client software in order to have protected access from the according institute networks to the TU Dresden network.
Cisco AnyConnect uses VPN Tunnel via the default SSL port (TCP 443) and DTLS port (UDP 443). Both ports must be opened in your firewall otherweise the performance could get low.
When building the VPN connection your PC will get an IP address from within the according network.
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AnyConnect Specific Features. AnyConnect is more than just a VPN client. It is a fully-fledged end-point mobility client solution. However, unlike the AnyConnect implementation on the ASA or FirePOWER with support for multiple features like Host scan, Web launch, etc, the MX security appliance supports SSL Core VPN and other AnyConnect modules that do not require additional configuration on. For the Cisco AnyConnect Umbrella Roaming module, you need to run two tools: The AnyConnect DART and the roaming client Umbrella Diagnostic tool. Windows: Run the DART as per the instructions listed here; Run the diagnostic executable located here: C: Program Files (x86) Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client UmbrellaDiagnostic.exe; Mac. They said it is not an AnyConnect client software issue but related Windows system. Finally, we resolved the issue by upgrade the issue user's computer Windows 10 version from 1903 to 2004. However, the same version AnyConnect client can install on other user's computer with Windows version 1903. So it is hard to say what is the issue point. This led us to a need to package Cisco AnyConnect for distribution from our colleague support website. We wanted to have three components (AnyConnect, DART, and SBL) installed, but we didn’t want colleagues having to download and install the three separate MSI files. Solution Part 1. More on why there is a part two later, but first part one.
Cisco AnyConnect has some features to afford:
- obviously less connection problems from within external networks, because https is not as restricted as IPSec VPN
- automatical reconnection during a network change, e.g. via WLAN
- siginificantly easier installation of the software
- automatic software update via the VPN-Gateway
- Linux version independent from the kernel version
Installation
AnyConnect is supported by the following operating systems:
Operating System | Automatical Installation via Browser | Configuration for manual Installation | Information |
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Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 (32bit and 64bit) | Yes | Windows 7, 8.1, Windows 10 | Windows 8 - ATTN: Windows 8 is not supported by the current Version of AnyConnect Windows 10: the Cisco AnyConnect Client SHOULD be deinstalled BEFORE Upgrade |
Linux 64bit | No | Linux 64bit | officially supported are: Linux Red Hat 6, 7, 8.1 & Ubuntu 16.04 (LTS) , 18.04 (LTS), and 20.04 (LTS) (64-bit only) ( it may also work with other distributions) -- Ubuntu 15.x is not supported please use openconnect |
Mac OS X 10.13, 10.14 and 10.15 (64-bit only) | Yes | Mac OS X 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15 | AnyConnect will NOT work with MacOSX 10.5 and it is no longer supported for MacOSX versions 10.6 to 10.12 also |
Cisco AnyConnect Software
The Client Software Cisco AnyConnect is necessary for the use of SSL VPN. Due to trademark and licensing laws a software download is only allowed with a valid ZIH Login. Admin rights are necessary for the first installation.
Windows - ATTENTION: when upgrading Windows How to get microsoft word for free on mac. the Cisco AnyConnect Client SHOULD be deinstalled before the upgrade. Otherwise, the software may not work any longer.
The installation files for Windows have to be stored as *.msi files and the Transform-File as *.mst . If this should not work automatically, you have to right-click on the link and choose the option 'save target as..'. Afterwards you have to select 'All files' and complete the file's name with '.msi' and '.mst' respectively. The file is stored properly then.
Because of a vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Client a so-called out-of-band update to version 4.9.05042 is recommended. To do so please download and install the packages below.
If you can't run such an update now, become an administrator or root on your local machine and find the file AnyConnectLocalPolicy.xml in the corresponding location of your system:
- Windows: C:ProgramDataCiscoCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
- macOS: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/
- Linux: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/
find these lines in that file:
<RestrictScriptWebDeploy>false</RestrictScriptWebDeploy>
<RestrictHelpWebDeploy>false</RestrictHelpWebDeploy>
<RestrictResourceWebDeploy>false</RestrictResourceWebDeploy>
<RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>false</RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>
and change the values from false to true, if they are false:
<RestrictScriptWebDeploy>true</RestrictScriptWebDeploy>
<RestrictHelpWebDeploy>true</RestrictHelpWebDeploy>
<RestrictResourceWebDeploy>true</RestrictResourceWebDeploy>
<RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>true</RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>
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Transform-File (.mst) for Windows - Turn Customer Experience Feedback (CEF) off: To enable the transform file run the following command in cmd window (CEF thus is being turned OFF):
msiexec -i anyconnect-win-4_9_05042-core-vpn-predeploy-k9_mod.msi TRANSFORMS=anyconnect-win-disable-customer-experience-feedback-4_9_05042.mst
Version AnyConnect 4.9.04043
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Transform-File (.mst) for Windows - Turn Customer Experience Feedback (CEF) off: To enable the transform file run the following command in cmd window (CEF thus is being turned OFF):
msiexec -i anyconnect-win-4_9_04043-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi TRANSFORMS=anyconnect-win-disable-customer-experience-feedback-4_9_04043.mst
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The AnyConnect versions for mobiles: