Follow the steps below to install and configure Cisco AnyConnect on an Android device.
Due to differences in Android devices, your steps may differ slightly.
Install Cisco AnyConnect
- Connect your Android device to the Internet.
- Go to the Google Play store.
- Search for AnyConnect.
- Select AnyConnect from the search results and click Install.
- If prompted to accept permissions, click Accept & download.
- The application will download and install.
Configure Cisco AnyConnect
This activity requires an active dCloud session. Before you begin, schedule a session and wait for the session status to become Active.
- Connect your Android device to the Internet.
- Using a browser on your Android device, open http://dcloud.cisco.com, select the dCloud location nearest to you, and log in with your Cisco.com credentials.
- In dCloud, select My Dashboard > My Sessions, find the active session, and click View under the session.
- Click Session Details to view the AnyConnect credentials for the session. Note the host URL, a user ID, and the password.
- Launch AnyConnect on the Android device.
- Click Add New VPN Connection
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- Click Server Address, enter the host URL from the AnyConnect credentials in the Server Address field, click OK and, then click Done.
Figure 1. Server Address
- Click the name of the new connection you created.
- Enter a user ID (Username) and the password from the AnyConnect credentials and then click OK.
Figure 2. Username and Password Entry
- The device will connect to dCloud.
- Notification in the AnyConnect application screen that AnyConnect VPN is Connected and On confirms your successful connection to dCloud.
Figure 3. AnyConnect Status