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VPN Client User Guide for Mac OS X
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Chapter2 Installing the VPN Client
Obtaining the VPN Client Software
Obtaining the VPN Client Software
The VPN Client software is available from the Cisco website and comes as a disk image file
(vpnclient-<version>-GUI.k9.dmg). Only system administrators can obtain and distribute the VPN
Client software.
To obtain the installer:
Step1 Copy or download the image file to your Desktop.
Step2 Double-click to extract the VPN Client installer to your Desktop.
Step3 The image file remains on the Desktop.
Preconfiguring the VPN Client
This section describes how to distribute preconfigured configuration files (user profiles) and GUI
preference files to the VPN Client installer.
•To distribute custom user profiles to the installer program, place the files in the Profiles folder of the
VPN Client installer.
•To distribute custom images, place the files in the Resources folder of the VPN Client installer.
•To distribute custom global profiles, place the vpnclient.ini in the VPN Client installer directory.
Note Refer to the Cisco VPN Client Administrator Guide for information on creating user profiles, global
profiles, and the complete list of file parameters, keywords, and values.
To access the installer directory
Step1 Double-click the vpnclient installer icon. (Figure2-1).
Figure2-1 Installer Icon
Alternately, you can right-click (control-click) the VPN Client installer icon and choose Open from the
menu.
Figure 2-2 shows the vpnclient installer directory. This directory contains the installer package and any
preconfigured files in the Profiles and Resources folders.