Anyconnect Network Access Manager



  1. The AnyConnect module being discussed here is the network access manager (NAM), which performs 802.1x functions for endpoints onboarding to the internal network. The reconnecting / reauthentication is not the same as VPN access. So it sounds like your question is related to the AnyConnect core remote access VPN functions.
  2. AnyConnect Network Access Manager is licensed without charge for use with Cisco wireless access points, wireless LAN controllers, switches, and RADIUS.

This plan also offers non-VPN related services like AnyConnect Network Access Manager, Cloud Web Security module, and the Cisco Umbrella Roaming module. The second and more advanced offer is AnyConnect Apex.

Institutes and facilities of the TU Dresden can use the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client software in order to have protected access from the according institute networks to the TU Dresden network.
Cisco AnyConnect uses VPN Tunnel via the default SSL port (TCP 443) and DTLS port (UDP 443). Both ports must be opened in your firewall otherweise the performance could get low.
When building the VPN connection your PC will get an IP address from within the according network.

Cisco AnyConnect has some features to afford:

  • obviously less connection problems from within external networks, because https is not as restricted as IPSec VPN
  • automatical reconnection during a network change, e.g. via WLAN
  • siginificantly easier installation of the software
  • automatic software update via the VPN-Gateway
  • Linux version independent from the kernel version

Installation

Network


AnyConnect is supported by the following operating systems:

Operating SystemAutomatical
Installation
via Browser
Configuration
for manual
Installation
Information

Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 (32bit and 64bit)
YesWindows 7, 8.1, Windows 10

Windows 8 - ATTN: Windows 8 is not supported by the current Version of AnyConnect

Beamer download mac free. Windows 10: the Cisco AnyConnect Client SHOULD be deinstalled BEFORE Upgrade Adobe acrobat reader 8 mac download.

Linux 64bitNoLinux 64bitofficially supported are:
Linux Red Hat 6, 7, 8.1 & Ubuntu 16.04 (LTS) , 18.04 (LTS), and 20.04 (LTS) (64-bit only)
( it may also work with other distributions)
-- Ubuntu 15.x is not supported please use openconnect
Mac OS X 10.13, 10.14 and 10.15 (64-bit only)YesMac OS X 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15AnyConnect will NOT work with MacOSX 10.5 and it is no longer supported for MacOSX versions 10.6 to 10.12 also

Cisco AnyConnect Software

The Client Software Cisco AnyConnect is necessary for the use of SSL VPN. Due to trademark and licensing laws a software download is only allowed with a valid ZIH Login. Admin rights are necessary for the first installation.

Windows - ATTENTION: when upgrading Windows the Cisco AnyConnect Client SHOULD be deinstalled before the upgrade. Otherwise, the software may not work any longer. Free pedigree software for mac.

The installation files for Windows have to be stored as *.msi files and the Transform-File as *.mst . If this should not work automatically, you have to right-click on the link and choose the option 'save target as..'. Afterwards you have to select 'All files' and complete the file's name with '.msi' and '.mst' respectively. The file is stored properly then.

Access

Because of a vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Client a so-called out-of-band update to version 4.9.05042 is recommended. To do so please download and install the packages below.
If you can't run such an update now, become an administrator or root on your local machine and find the file AnyConnectLocalPolicy.xml in the corresponding location of your system:

  • Windows: C:ProgramDataCiscoCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
  • macOS: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/
  • Linux: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/

find these lines in that file:

Cisco Anyconnect Network Access Manager Logs

<RestrictScriptWebDeploy>false</RestrictScriptWebDeploy>
<RestrictHelpWebDeploy>false</RestrictHelpWebDeploy>
<RestrictResourceWebDeploy>false</RestrictResourceWebDeploy>
<RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>false</RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>

and change the values from false to true, if they are false:

<RestrictScriptWebDeploy>true</RestrictScriptWebDeploy>
<RestrictHelpWebDeploy>true</RestrictHelpWebDeploy>
<RestrictResourceWebDeploy>true</RestrictResourceWebDeploy>
<RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>true</RestrictLocalizationWebDeploy>

Download

Version AnyConnect 4.9.05042

  • AnyConnect for Windows (Version 4.9.05042)
    Transform-File (.mst) for Windows - Turn Customer Experience Feedback (CEF) off: To enable the transform file run the following command in cmd window (CEF thus is being turned OFF):
    msiexec -i anyconnect-win-4_9_05042-core-vpn-predeploy-k9_mod.msi TRANSFORMS=anyconnect-win-disable-customer-experience-feedback-4_9_05042.mst

Version AnyConnect 4.9.04043

Cisco Anyconnect Network Access Manager

  • AnyConnect for Windows (Version 4.9.04043)
    Transform-File (.mst) for Windows - Turn Customer Experience Feedback (CEF) off: To enable the transform file run the following command in cmd window (CEF thus is being turned OFF):
    msiexec -i anyconnect-win-4_9_04043-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi TRANSFORMS=anyconnect-win-disable-customer-experience-feedback-4_9_04043.mst

!! older versions are not recommended anymore due to vulnerabilities !!

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client Free

The AnyConnect versions for mobiles: