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Macintosh VPN Installation

Hardware Requirements
Power Macintosh computer
128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
30 MB of hard drive space free

Operating System Requirements
Macintosh OS X - 10.2 or higher
Macintosh OS 9 - Not Supported

  1. Download the Installer

    Click here to download the Denison VPN Client installer. Once the download is complete, double-click on the downloaded file to open a folder containing the VPN installer. Double click the "Cisco VPN Client.mpkg" icon to begin the installation.

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  2. Installation

    The installer will prompt you to double check that you are running a supported version of Mac OS X. Follow the directions and click Continue.

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  3. Cisco's Software License Agreement

    The installer will now display Cisco's Software License Agreement. Click Continue and in the window that drops down, click Agree.

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  4. Select a Hard Drive

    Select a hard drive on which to install the software and single click its icon. Click Continue.

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  5. Install

    Click Install.

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  6. Log In

    You may be prompted for the password to your Administrator account on your Macintosh. Type your information and click OK

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  7. Installation Progress

    The installer will now install the VPN Client on your computer. The blue bar indicates the progress of the installation.

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  8. Installation Successful

    The installation was successful. Click Close to complete the installation. 

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  9. Use the VPN Client

    The VPN Client software is now installed on your computer. To use it select the VPNClient icon from your Applications folder.

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