BU Cisco AnyConnect VPN Web Client
The simplest and preferred VPN client to use is BU Cisco AnyConnect Client. It is web-based with no installation or configuration requirements. Please click on the following link to begin using BU-VPN. If using Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or newer, Cisco’s VPN client comes built-in to this version of the OS. Please click for instructions on this page.
Note: If the web-based installation is unsuccessful, you will be prompted to download and install the VPN client manually.
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- After the installation is complete, you should restart your computer.
- Ensure that you have an active network connection in order for the VPN client to connect.
- Launch the Cisco AnyConnect Client.
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- In the Connect field enter: vpn.bu.edu
- Click Connect. You will be prompted for your BU login name and BU Kerberos password.