VPN – AnyConnect Installation Mac

These instructions will install and connect the device to tritonvpn.umsl.edu (The instructions were tested for Safari and Firefox and do not work on Chrome)

 

  • The VPN client can only be installed from TritonNet (campus wireless network) or an off-campus system.

  • Open an Internet Browser and go to https://tritonvpn.umsl.edu and login with your UMSL sso id and password. If you are in a public computer, choose Dissolvable_Client and it will uninstall after you logout of the computer, otherwise choose Client_Installed_Locally. Login screen for Cisco's SSL VPN service, prompting users to enter their username and password. 

  • Select “Download for macOS” 

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client download page with a highlighted button for downloading the macOS version. Screenshot of a Firefox download dialog box with options to open or save a VPN installation file. 


  • Launch DiskImageMounter image 

  • Launch Install Package Screenshot showing the AnyConnect VPN installation package with an arrow pointing to the double-click instruction for installation on macOS. Screenshot of the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installer interface, featuring a welcome message and the Cisco logo. Popup window displaying the terms of the software license agreement for the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installation.

  • You must have elevated privileges to install Anyconnect. Enter your computer’s password, then click “Install Software”   Password prompt dialog for software installation on a Mac. Summary screen of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installation, indicating that the installation was completed successfully.

  • Launch the AnyConnect client from the “Cisco” folder located in the Applications folder. Screenshot of the macOS Finder window showing Cisco applications, including Cisco AnyConnect DART and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

  • Enter tritonvpn.umsl.edu and click connect Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client interface displaying a VPN connection screen ready for user input.

  • When the connection is finished, the client will add an icon the menu bar (upper right).