Northern Illinois University

Information Technology Services

VPN Client Configuration on Linux

Note: The Cisco VPN client must already be installed before configuring the VPN client. See Downloads - Cisco VPN Client to download the client.

Choose a profile

For example:

vpnclient connect niu_openline

[root@thiscomputer niuvpnclient]# vpnclient connect niu_openline
Cisco System VPN Client Version 4.8
Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Client Type(s): Linux
Running on: Linux 2.6.4-52 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003 i686

Initializing the VPN connection.
Contacting the gateway at 131.156.169.2
User Authentication for niu_openline...

Enter Username and Password

Username []: zXXXXXX
Password []: *******

Enter your Z-ID / AccountID (Example: z123456). Enter your password. Call the ITS Helpdesk at 815-753-8100 if you have trouble logging in.