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Automatically Creating VPN Connection Profiles on the Cisco VPN Client

I have a new client who already has the Cisco VPN Client installed on all their laptops. I need to figure out an automated way to create a new connection profile in their Cisco VPN Client so they can access applications at our datacenter. This customer is over 10 hours away so I can't just add the new connection myself. I know when I create a new VPN connection, it creates a .pfc file. Is there a script I can create that the user can run on his laptop that will automatically create that connection profile on the Cisco VPN Client. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Jody Lemoine

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denver218

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Thanks. Yeah, II think I am just going to create a script to copy the PCF file to the appropriate location on all laptops. Times like this I wish I had an SSL VPN Client, such as AnyConnect, so users could just go to a website and download the client and connections profile and connect.

Jody Lemoine

Now that Cisco has announced end-of-life for the Cisco VPN Client, other options will need to be looked at sooner or later. Depending on the platform you're running (ASA vs IOS) there are a few different ways you can go. I've been doing L2TP/IPsec on many of the IOS boxen I've been configuring. This is an option on many PIX/ASA units too, though I hear the latest versions have removed this functionality.

denver218

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Thanks