A VPN allows users to connect a non-secure network to an existing network via a "tunnel." When activated, the VPN provides a secure connection between networks.

A VPN will allow UTSA staff and faculty to log on to the UTSA network from a home PC. The user will be able to access network drives and have full e-mail access, just as if they were logged on at work.

WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA USERS: Please extract all files from the compressed file (.zip or zipped file) to a regular Windows folder before executing the vpn client setup program (vpnclient_setup.msi).

Failure to extract all files first will result in the necessary UTSA connection profiles NOT installed with the VPN program. DO NOT run the VPN setup program from the compressed or zipped file (even though Windows will let you).

WINDOWS VISTA / XP / 2000

• Windows Installation instructions (PDF)
• Download Cisco WINDOWS (VISTA / XP / 2000) VPN Client (UTSA Faculty & Staff Only - Login Required)
  NOTE: If upgrading to MS WINDOWS VISTA® from MS WINDOWS XP®, please uninstall all versions of UTSA's VPN client from your computer. Then reinstall the latest VPN client after WINDOWS VISTA® is installed.
• UTSA VPN PROFILES FOR WINDOWS
  Download the UTSA VPN profiles and unzip them into the following folder location C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\profiles.

LINUX

• Linux VPN Client
  (UTSA Faculty & Staff Only - Login Required)
• Linux Read Me File

MAC OS X

• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher (excluding 10.4) Installation instructions

Download Mac OS X VPN Client Please download the appropriate VPN client for your Mac OS release. Simply click on the yes in the row for your release to download the correct client. Please note that Mac OS X 10.1.x and prior are NOT supported by any current cisco vpn client. (UTSA Faculty & Staff Only - Login Required)