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SSL VPN Client Installation Instructions

The VPN Client will give you access to additional CCRI resources, including the ability to login and edit your WordPress website.

*Note: you only need to install the VPN Client once.

VPN Setup - Mac Version »  *pdf

Windows Version

To install CCRI's SSL VPN:

1. While Off-campus, open up a web browser (IE 9, Firefox 14 or Chrome 21) and enter: https://ccriconnect.ccri.edu in the web address window
2. You may receive a website security certificate message. If so, click on the " Continue to this website (not recommended) " link.
   
   
3. This will bring you to a Login screen.
   1. Select your CCRI department from the "GROUP" drop-down list.
   2. In the "USERNAME:" field enter, "campus\(your user name) ",
   3. In the "PASSWORD:" field, type your password
   4. click the "Login" button.
      1. Please note , you must use the backslash character, "\" in between campus and your user name. The backslash character is located above the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
      
4. Another dialog box will appear:
5. Click Continue
6. This will bring you to CCRI's WebVPN Service home page:
   
   
7. To install the client, click on the AnyConnect link in the left navigation pane.
8. Click the Start AnyConnect link:
   
   
9. This will begin the install of the Cisco AnyConnect client. A Security Alert box will appear. Click Yes to proceed with the download of the VPN client.
   
   
10. The AnyConnect VPN software will automatically establish a VPN connection.
    
    
11. You have now successfully installed the VPN client and established a connection.
    1. To verify that you are connected on a Windows 7 machine, you may have to click on the little up-arrows in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen to see the icon:
    2. On a Windows XP machine, the VPN icon will appear in the system tray in the lower right-hand corner of the screen near the time display:
       
       
12. Logging into your WordPress website
    1. While logged into a VPN session, you should be able to access areas of the campus domain, such as your departmental share drive and login to your WordPress website.
       1. To login to your WordPress website, open a web browser and go to your site, then click the "Login" link in the right column. This will bring you to the login screen:
          
          
          -enter your username and password where indicated. You do not need to use the "campus\" prefix when logging into your WordPress website.
13. To end your VPN session, right click on the VPN icon in the system tray (see above for location) and select Disconnect.
    
    

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