You can install Cisco AnyConnect VPN on Windows and Mac computers by following the instructions below. Duo multifactor authentication is required to download and log in to the Cisco VPN.

Watch these how-to videos to learn how to install and use Duo on your mobile device (iPhone and Android):

iPhone

• Install Duo on your iPhone (streaming version)
• Install Duo on your iPhone (downloadable mp4 version)

Android

• Install Duo on your Android phone (streaming version)
• Install Duo on your Android phone (downloadable mp4 version)

Once Duo Mobile is installed and set up, it should look like the image below when you open the application.

Next, click the drop down arrow for your 6 digit passcode (used for 2nd password).

Next, complete the Install setup.

Then, launch Cisco AnyConnect Client, by typing Cisco Anyconnect in the search area on the taskbar (next to the Start button) and input “vpn.cc.columbia.edu” (see image below)

For more information, please visit the source page on the CUIT website.

For more detailed instructions and FAQs please visit CUIT’s Remote Access Services Page.

For Windows OS, enter “Remote Desktop Connection” in the search bar (or hit the Windows key)

1. Input PC name (i.e. 200N5720R1S3.adcu.columbia.edu)
2. User name: “adcu\your uni” (without quotations)
3. Password: (your uni password)

For Mac OS, download Microsoft Remote Desktop

1. Open Microsoft Remote Desktop, and Click “Add PC”
2. Input PC name (i.e. 200N5720R1S3.adcu.columbia.edu)
3. Leave everything else as default. Click “Add’
4. Input Computer name (i.e. 200N5720R1S3.adcu.columbia.edu)
5. Double Click on the PC you just added
   Username: “adcu\your uni” (without quotations)
   Password: (your UNI password)
   

1. End it by Signing out (Start > Profile(your name) > Sign out
   
   

   • Please note that if you sign off your session, all the open windows will close and you free up server resources. This is a good method to use when you are done for the day.
     

2. End it by disconnecting (Start > Power > Disconnect) or (X in the top middle of your desktop)
   
   

   • Please note that disconnecting a session, disconnects you and closes your local window to the server. However, it does not close out the windows you have open on the remote server, it keeps them exactly how you left them. This is beneficial if you step away for lunch, for example, when you come back you want to continue where you left off.
     
   • Leaving sessions disconnected overnight is usually not a good idea. Often at times server policies will auto log you off after a few hours of no use.

Please remember to:

• Save more often than usual
  
• Disconnect from the VPN Network whenever you are not using the Remote Desktop Connection