UC Davis Health provides remote access VPN for employees and non-employees, who are authorized to connect to the UC Davis Health network from remote locations. VPN should solely be used for conducting UC Davis Health business.
This page outlines the minimum requirements and some recommendations for connecting a computer to VPN. These requirements including the hardware, software, and the configuration are the sole responsibility of the VPN user. Refer to the Glossary at the end of this article for explanations of some of the terminology used.
Requirements and Recommendations
Operating System Supported
Cisco UCS Director is a heterogeneous platform for private cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It supports a variety of hypervisors along with Cisco and third-party servers, network, storage, converged and hyperconverged infrastructure across bare-metal and virtualized environments. Learn about UCSD's expanded virtual private network (VPN) service, which lets you create protected connections to UCSD's network from remote locations. The UCSD VPN creates a virtual private connection over public networks using encryption and other security checks to help protect against computer data transmission interception. The statistical visual computing laboratory (SVCL) at UCSD performs research in both fundamental and applied problems in computer vision, image processing, machine learning, and multimedia.
Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 & 10x86(32-bit) and x64(64-bit)
macOS 10.11, 10.12, and 10.13
VPN Software
UCD Health VPN users will use Cisco's AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to establish remote access connection. This client and the instructions are available here: Download Client link.
Properly Configured Firewalls
The PC at the user site must have firewalls shut off or allow the proper traffic to flow through the firewall for VPN to work properly. It is the responsibility of the user to configure their personal firewall for proper VPN operation.
Many home routers come with built-in firewalls that can block VPN connections. It is the responsibility of the individual VPN user to properly configure their home equipment to work with the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. UC Davis Health will not be responsible for correcting router configurations or other non-UC Davis Health hardware. Users should contact their Internet Service Provider (ISP) for questions regarding ISP installed hardware and software and compatibility with the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. Vendors and outside business entities should contact their Technical Support staff for assistance.
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Glossary
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides security for transmission of sensitive information over unprotected networks such as the Internet. VPN relationships are established between trusted sites on the Internet making the public network appear to be virtually the same as a private network to VPN members.
Firewall
A device or software that can block access to the personal computer, a network or an outside connection, such as the Internet. Many home routers now have firewall capabilities. Software in this category includes BlackIce Defender, Norton Firewall, Zone Alarm and others. Window XP, Vista, and 7 have built-in firewalls.
Technical Support Information
UC Davis Health Technology Operations Center (TOC) is available 365 days a year (24/7) for users to call for VPN support. Phone: (916) 734-4357
Cisco Anyconnect Windows 10
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