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To use VPN with Cornell campus networks and services, you must use Cisco VPN software with an additional configuration (PCF) file installed.

• To install Cisco VPN software for the first time, follow the Installing Cisco VPN Software procedure.
• To continue using Cisco VPN software version 4.0 or higher, add the correct configuration file:
  • For the campus VPN:
    Add the Cornell campus configuration (PCF) file
  • For a departmental VPN:
    Add a departmental configuration (PCF) file

VPN outside the United States: If you plan to take VPN out of the country on a computer or plan to download it while abroad, be aware that the US Department of Commerce restricts the export of cryptographic software. Using VPN is illegal in: Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

Installing Cisco VPN Software

1. If you have used other VPN software, uninstall it before you install the Cisco VPN software.
   Warning: If you do not uninstall your previous VPN software before you install the Cisco version, you may not be able to connect to the Internet at all.
2. Download the installer:
   • In Firefox, click cufs.cit.cornell.edu/vpn/macvpn.dmg, choose a location to save the file, and click Save File.
     
   • In Safari, click cufs.cit.cornell.edu/vpn/macvpn.dmg.
3. Double-click the installer, macvpn.dmg.
   
   
   
   
4. Double-click Cisco VPN Client.mpkg.
   
   
   
   
5. You will be asked to allow the software run a utility to make sure your Mac is running Mac OS X 10.4. Click Continue.
   
   
   
   
6. On the Client Software License Agreement screen, read through the license agreement. Click I accept the license agreement, and then click Next.
   
   
   
   
7. Follow the onscreen instructions.

The Cisco VPN software is now installed. Next, add the correct configuration file:

• For the campus VPN:
  Add the Cornell campus configuration (PCF) file
• For a departmental VPN:
  Add a departmental configuration (PCF) file