To install the VPN client perform the following:

1. Email Eric Dieckman (ewdieckman@wisc.edu) your UW-Madison NetID (the username for accessing MyUW).
2. Wait for an email for the DoIT VPN Administrator [vpn@doit.wisc.edu]
3. Point a web browser to the Campus Network Services VPN Page http://www.doit.wisc.edu/network/vpn/

4. In the "Installation Directions and Downloads" table, locate Mac OS X. Click Download.

5. Click on WiscVPN_4.6_Mac_OS_X.sit to download the client installer. Many browsers will automatically download and expand .sit files. If your browser does not do this, you will be prompted to select a location to save the file. Once the download is finished, double-click the file to expand it.

6. The file WiscVPN_4.6_Mac_OS_X.sit expands to create a file called WiscVPN_4.6_Mac_OS_X.dmg.

   Normally, this disk image will mount automatically after being extracted from the .sit file.

   

   If you do not see a CiscoVPNClient disk icon on your desktop, please double-click the .dmg file.

   

7. A window opens displaying the WiscVPN client installer files.

8. Double-click Cisco VPN Client.mpkg to start the client installer.

   

9. Click Continue on the Welcome screen to start the installation process.

10. Read through the Software License Agreement screen and click Continue. Click Agree to accept the license and install the client.

    

11. In the Select a Destination screen, the installer will show you the available drives where you can install the software. Click on the drive you want to use and click Continue.

    

12. Click Install or Upgrade to continue installation.

13. Enter your password and click Ok.

    

14. The installer shows you its progress as it installs the client.

15. Once the software is successfully installed, click Close.

    

The WiscVPN client is now installed. See the following document to connect: WiscVPN - Connecting through VPN.