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
Access to Stanford journals and library resources
You can access paywalled journal articles from Stanford without a VPN using the campus Library Proxy. Handy instructions for it are found here: https://library.stanford.edu/using/connecting-e-resources/connect-campus-faq . Scroll down to "Create a desktop or laptop web browser bookmarklet”. Once you have the bookmark in your bookmark bar, just navigate to the abstract page of the paper and then click on the bookmarklet. You will need to input your campus SUNet user id.