Bundling A Root Certificate With The Installation Package For Darwin; Installing The Vpn Client; Authentication - Cisco OL-5490-01 User Manual

Bundling a Root Certificate with the Installation Package for Darwin

Bundling a Root Certificate with the Installation Package for
Darwin
To use mutual authentication, the VPN Client computer must have a root certificate installed. You can
bundle a root certificate with the installation package so that the root certificate is installed
automatically. The following steps place a root certificate with the installation package. The root
certificate is contained in a file. The name of the file must be rootcert with no extension.
In the GUI, double-click vpnclient-darwin-<version>-K9.dmg or using the CLI, open
Step 1
vpnclient-darwin-<version>-K9.dmg.
In the GUI, drag and drop the root certificate into the CiscoVPNClient folder on the desktop, making
Step 2
sure the file is renamed to rootcert or using the CLI, enter the following command.
cp -f <path_to_root_cert>/<root_cert_filename> /Volumes/CiscoVPNClient
In the GUI, press <Apple>-E while focusing on the CiscoVPNClient folder or using the CLI, enter the
Step 3
following command.
umount /Volumes/CiscoVPNClient

Installing the VPN Client

The following sections describe how to install the VPN Client software. The VPN Client for Mac OS X
installer program installs, by default, both the graphical user interface and the command-line version of
the VPN Client. However, you are not required to install the GUI. See the
Type" section on page 2-8
We recommend that you uninstall any previous version of the VPN Client for Mac OS X before you
Note
install a new version. For more information, see

Authentication

Before you can start the installation process, you must show that you have installation privileges.
Open the installer package by double-clicking the Cisco VPN Client.mpkg file that resides in the
Step 1
installer directory. (See
The Authorization window appears
VPN Client application.
VPN Client User Guide for Mac OS X
2-4
for more information.
"Uninstalling the VPN Client" section on page
Figure 2-2).
(Figure 2-3). You must have an administrator password to install the
Chapter 2 Installing the VPN Client
"Choosing the Installation
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