This article is intended for students who need to connect to the Columbia Virtual Private Network (VPN) from their Macs.

Requirements:

• Enroll your mobile device in Duo MFA

• Install Cisco Anyconnect

• Connect to Columbia VPN for the first time.

• An internet connection.

The steps listed will walk you through how to connect to Columbia VPN. The DUO authentication method used is the “Push” method. Please follow the steps to connect to Columbia VPN:

1. From the Dock, click the Finder icon.

   Open

   

2. Click the Applications option.
   
   

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3. Double-click the Cisco folder.

4. Double-click the Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client app.

5. Click the Connect button.

6. Enter:
   USERNAME: YourUNI
   PASSWORD: YourUniPassword
   Duo Action: push

7. Click the OK button.

8. Tap the checkmark to approve the login request from your mobile device.

Disconnect from Columbia VPN

Please follow the steps to disconnect from Columbia VPN after you have finished your VPN session:

1. From the Dock, click the Finder icon.

2. Click the Applications option.

3. Double-click the Cisco folder.

4. Double-click the Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client app.

5. Click the Disconnect button.