• Install the VPN client (Windows)

  Note: On computers provided by IVV1, Cisco is either already installed or can be installed via the Software Center. This guide is intended for installing Cisco on devices that have not been set up by IVV1. If you already have Cisco installed, please proceed to the section "Starting the VPN connection."

  Step 1: Download the Software

  Install Cisco Any Connect. You can download the software via the CIT here. To access the file, you must log in and then select the Windows folder. Then click on the file (see picture) and download it

  

  Step 2: Execute file

  Navigate to your download folder and start the installation by double-clicking on the file you have just downloaded. Then click on Execute.

  

  Step 3: Installationassistant

  Click on Next to run the setup wizard.

  

  Step 4: accept license agreement

  Accept the license agreement by selecting “I accept the terms in the License Agreement.” Then, click Next.

  

  Step 5: Start the Installation

  Select Install. If prompted, you may need to confirm that the Cisco AnyConnect Client is allowed to make changes to your computer. Confirm the installation by clicking Yes.
  
  Once the installation is complete, click Finish. The installation is now finished.

  

• Starting and Disconnecting the VPN Connection (Windows)

  1. Step: Starting the Cisco Secure Client

  Start the Cisco Secure Client by searching for the program in the Windows search and then clicking on the application.

  

  Step 2: Entering the VPN Address

  In the window that opens, enter the VPN address. The address is: vpn.uni-muenster.de/uni-ivv1-user. After entering the address, click Connect.

  

  3. Step: Enter your personal data

  A window for identification will now open. Here you must enter your university ID, your network access password and your OTP. Finally, confirm the entries with the ‘OK’ button.

  

  4. Step: Connection established

  Your connection has been established. On the globe with the closed lock in the taskbar, you can also see that a VPN connection has been established.

  

  Step 4: Terminating the Connection

  To end the VPN session, click the icon in the taskbar and select 'Disconnect'.

  

• How to use start before logon (SBL) (Windows)

  With the Start Before LogOn (SBL) module from Cisco on your new laptops, you can establish a secure connection to the university network even before logging into Windows. This feature allows you to connect to the university network via VPN before you log in to Windows.

  Thanks to SBL, you can now access your previously added network drives and printers without any issues as soon as you start your laptop. These will be automatically reconnected without requiring you to log in again.

  If you are denied login access to your PC because it has not been connected to the university network for an extended period, or if the university account you want to use is unknown, you can easily establish a VPN connection to the university network without having to log in first. This should then enable the login to work, as the necessary information can be retrieved from the PC.

  Step 1: Select SBL icon and start Cisco

  You will find the SBL icon at the bottom right of the login screen (circled in red in the example image). You start Cisco by clicking on the icon.

  

  Step 2: Specify the connection

  As soon as Cisco starts, you need to specify the correct VPN connection, which is vpn.uni-muenster.de/uni-ivv1-user

  

  Step 3: Give Credentials

  Finally, you will need to enter your username, network access password, and an OTP (One-Time Password). Then, confirm everything with OK, and the client should connect you to the university's network.

  

Changing the VPN-network

Step 2: Start Cisco Secure Client

It is of course possible to change the VPN you want to connect to. To do this, you must first start Cisco.

Step 2: Delete the current VPN-Adress

Select the VPN address entered and delete it. Don't worry, the old address remains saved and can still be selected (see step 4).

Step 3: Change the VPN-Adress

Now enter the desired VPN address (for example that of IVV1: vpn.uni-muenster.de/uni-ivv1-user ). You can then click on Connect and your credentials will be requested.

Step 4: Choose the VPN-Adress you want to connect to

You can switch to a VPN address that you have already connected to at any time. After starting Cisco, you should be able to choose between the VPN addresses in the drop-down menu in the window that opens.

VPN for mobile Gadgets (Smartphones and Tablets)

iOS

Requirements:

• Newest version of iOS
• Net access password is set in the IT-Portal
• One-Time-Password-Generator (OTP registred) OTP (CIT)

• Installation & Set up VPN-Clients iOS

  1. Download of Cisco Secure Client app

  Please download Cisco AnyConnect VPN-Client. You can find the App in your AppStore too.

  

  2. Open the app

  After the AnyConnect-App was downloaded, please open it.

  

  3. Add the VPN connection

  Tap on „Connections“.

  

  4. Add the VPN connection

  Tap on „Add VPN Connection...“.

  

  5. Input of server address

  Please enter any description (e.g. „Uni Muenster“) and as server address one of the following options:

  • „vpn.uni-muenster.de/exchange“, being connected via Exchange-VPN only your e-mail traffic runs through the university's servers. Any kind of other date traffic (browser etc.) runs through the Wi-Fi network you are connected to or your mobile network
  • „vpn.uni-muenster.de/uni-ivv1-user“, being connected via this VPN you can access all university services, all of your date traffic runs through the university's servers.

  

  6. Allow the VPN connection

  Tap on „Allow“, to add the VPN connection. Confirm it by entering your mobile password, fingerprint or Face-ID.

  

• Starting and ending the VPN connection on iOS

  1. Establish a VPN connection

  Please open the app. Then click on the AnyConnect-VPN button after that the background of the slider will be green.

  

  2. Input of private user date

  Please enter the following informations:

  • „Username“ = your university-ID
  • „Password“ = your net access password
  • „Second Password“ = OTP / the one time password.

  Then tap on „Connect“. (Tip: The net access password isn't your common university password. You can set up it on  IT-Portal.)

  

  3. VPN connection was successful

  The VPN connection was connected successfully. Under „Details“ it should say „Connected“. 

  

  4. Close the VPN connection

  If the VPN connection is not longer needed, open the app and tap on the AnyConnect-VPN button. That will close the connection.

  

Android

Requirements:

• Newest version of Android
• Net access password set in the IT-Portal
• One-Time-Password-Generator (OTP registred) OTP (CIT)

• Downloading and Configuring the VPN-Client - Andoid

  1. Download Client

  Install the App “Cisco Secure Client-AnyConnect” from the Play Store or from this Link .
   

  

  2. Installation

  Tap on “Install”.

  

  3. Open the App

  Open the app directly from the Play Store or by searching in the installed Apps for “AnyConnect” and open it.

  

  4. Accepting the Terms of Use

  Accept the Terms of Use by tapping “OK”.

  

  5. Notifications

  Now Cisco is asking for notifications. You do not have to activate notifications and can tap “Don’t allow”.

  

  6. Notification Request

  If you did not allow the notifications, it might be that Cisco asks you again for notifications. Press on “OK”, and again on “Don’t allow”.

  

  7. Establish a VPN-Connection

  To establish a connection, first tap on the option “Connections”.

  

  8. Adding a VPN-Connection

  Next tap on the plus on the bottom right corner to open the Connection Editor.

  

  9. Connection Editor

  At “Description” you can add any description, so that you can distinguish the different VPN-Connections (e.g. “Uni Münster IVV1 VPN” or “Uni Münster Exchange VPN”).
  At “Server Adress” you add one of these options:

  • E-Mail (Exchange) VPN: “vpn.uni-muenster.de/exchange“, being connected via Exchange-VPN only your e-mail traffic runs through the university's servers. Any kind of other date traffic (browser etc.) runs through the Wi-Fi network you are connected to or your mobile network.
  • IVV1 VPN: “vpn.uni-muenster.de/uni-ivv1-user”, being connected via this VPN you can access all university services, all of your date traffic runs through the university's servers.

  

  10. Add more VPNs

  If you want to add more than one VPN, you can go back to Point 5 and repeat the steps.

• Connect and Disconnect the VPN-Connection - Android

  1. Activate Anyconnect-Connection

  To start a VPN-Connection you have to press in the “AnyConnect” app on the button next to “AnyConnect-VPN”.

  

  2. Entering user data

  Here you have to enter the following data:

  • Username: Your University-ID
  • Password: Your net access password. The Password can be edited in the IT-Portal
  • Second password: That is the One Time Password (OTP, which you registered)

  Now you can confirm everything by tapping “Connect”.

  

  3. Trust the App

  Confirm the connection request by pressing “OK”.

  

  4. Connection successful, stop the connection

  Connection is successfully established; you can see that on the notification bar.
  To stop the connection press in the “AnyConnect” app again on the button next to “AnyConnect-VPN”.

  

other operating systems (Linux, MacOS)

To use a VPN on other operating systems with the Cisco Secure Client, please follow the instructions provided by the CIT.

Linux

MacOS