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Supported Operating Systems

You can download a VPN client for any of the following supported operating systems.

Operating System	VPN Client Version	Documentation
Windows Vista 32-bit (clean install, not upgrade from XP) Windows XP 32-bit (Service Pack 2 or higher)  Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)	5.0.03.0560	User Guide (PDF) Installation Guide To run on Window Vista, Cisco VPN version 5.0.03.0560 requires Microsoft Windows patch Windows6.0-KB952876-x86.msu.
Mac OS X 10.4 and newer	4.9.01.0180	User Guide (PDF) Installation Guide
Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.3	4.6.04.0061
Red Hat Linux	4.8.02.0030	User Guide (PDF) Installation Guide
Solaris 8	4.6.02.0030
All	All	U of MN Profile To download, right-click "U of MN Profile," choose "Save Link as...," and save to your desktop. Open the VPN client software and click the "Import" button in the toolbar to import into clinet.

Unsupported but known-to-Work 3rd Party IPSec Clients

VPN Client	VPN Client Version	Documentation
ShrewSoft VPNClient Win2K/XP/Vista 32 bit	2.1.4 Release	VPN Client 2.1 Documentation Shrewsoft Support Wiki Installation Guide
ShrewSoft VPN Client Win2K/XP/Vista 64 bit	2.1.4 Release
ShrewSoft VPN Client Linux/BSD Tar Gzip	2.1.4 Release
ShrewSoft VPN Client Linux/BSD Tar bzip2	2.1.4 Release
ShrewSoft: All	All	U of MN Profile To download, right-click "U of MN Profile," choose "Save Link as...," and save to your desktop. Open the VPN client software and click the "Import" button in the toolbar to import into client. Other profiles have been tried and are available to meet your specific VPN workgroup/context configuration. Please see your department’s Service Gateway MID contacts to see if a VPN workgroup has been created for your department’s enterprise needs.

Unsupported Operating Systems

For the following operating systems, there is no Cisco VPN client compatible with the University's VPN service:

• Windows 95, Windows 98
• Mac OS X 10.1 and older
• Mac OS 9 and older
• PDA and handheld PC platforms

Important Upgrade Notices

• Windows and Macintosh: delete the old profile from within the existing VPN client, and then run the new client's installer to overwrite the old client. 
• AHC/Fairview Windows and Macintosh: Contact your VPN support staff if you use "ahcvpn" and "umpvpn" VPN workgroup profiles.

Cost

This service is provided free of charge to eligible students, faculty, and staff. The Cisco VPN client software is also available free of charge.

Currently there are no limits on your use of this VPN service. However, when you no longer need the access or security VPN provides, we encourage you to disconnect from the VPN server.

The Shrew Soft VPN Client for Windows is a free IPsec Remote Access VPN Client for Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems ( x86 and amd64 versions ).

The Shrew Soft VPN Client for Unix is a free IPsec Client for FreeBSD, NetBSD and Linux based operating systems.