Obtaining The Vpn Client Software; Preconfiguring The Vpn Client - Cisco OL-5490-01 User Manual

Obtaining the VPN Client Software

Obtaining the VPN Client Software
The VPN Client software is available from the Cisco website and comes as a disk image file
(vpnclient-<version>-GUI.k9.dmg). Only system administrators can obtain and distribute the VPN
Client software.
To obtain the installer:
Step 1 Copy or download the image file to your Desktop.
Double-click to extract the VPN Client installer to your Desktop.
Step 2
The image file remains on the Desktop.
Step 3

Preconfiguring the VPN Client

This section describes how to distribute preconfigured configuration files (user profiles) and GUI
preference files to the VPN Client installer.
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Refer to the Cisco VPN Client Administrator Guide for information on creating user profiles, global
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profiles, and the complete list of file parameters, keywords, and values.
To access the installer directory
Double-click the vpnclient installer icon.
Step 1
Figure 2-1
Alternately, you can right-click (control-click) the VPN Client installer icon and choose Open from the
menu.
Figure 2-2
preconfigured files in the Profiles and Resources folders.
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To distribute custom user profiles to the installer program, place the files in the Profiles folder of the
VPN Client installer.
To distribute custom images, place the files in the Resources folder of the VPN Client installer.
To distribute custom global profiles, place the vpnclient.ini in the VPN Client installer directory.
Installer Icon
shows the vpnclient installer directory. This directory contains the installer package and any
(Figure 2-1).
Chapter 2 Installing the VPN Client
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