The official instructions are here: VPN

If you are using the VPN only to access the Stanford journal collection from home, you do not need a VPN.  See the instructions below.

LINUX

1) Download the Cisco AnyConnect client. 

2) Install the AnyConnect client via:

sudo ./vpn_install.sh
sudo ./dart_install.sh

From within the vpn and dart directories respectively.

2) Install clamav (this is the required Linux anti-virus software)

sudo apt-get install clamav clamav-daemon

3) Start clamav

sudo systemctl start clamav-freshclam

4) Open AnyConnect client via:

/opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnui

Then follow the connection instructions above.

MacOS

1) Follow the link https://vpn.slac.stanford.edu/
This will take you through steps to download the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.

2) Get CrowdStrike Anti-Virus Software - some anti-virus is required for MAC.

3) Follow the connection instructions here to connect using the Cisco AnyConnect Client: VPN

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