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To start the VPN connections enter the following command in Terminal, where $realm is the Realm you’d like to connect to, e.g. anyconnect.uconn.edu/split or anyconnect.uconn.edu/priv:
Code Block language bash sudo openconnect anyconnect.uconn.edu/$realm
You’ll be prompted to enter your Password (for sudo), followed by your NetID and Password.
Once entered you’ll see a bunch of text scroll by, which is OpenConnect setting up your session. You can tell you’re connected when you see the following message, with $IP_ADDRESS being the IP you receive from AnyConnect:
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As OpenConnect is command-line based, you’ll need to remember that keep your Terminal window will need to remain open while you’re connected to the VPN. If you don’t need to use Terminal for anything else, you can minimize it to your dock, or leave it open in the background. If you do need to use Terminal, you can open another Window or Tab in Terminal.
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